Raid on Chiang Mai luxury villa nets 20 Chinese scammers

Raid on Chiang Mai luxury villa nets 20 Chinese scammers

CHIANG MAI - Twenty Chinese people were arrested at a luxury pool villa in Mae Rim district of this northern province on Thursday, suspected of operating scams targeting compatriots in China.

Chinese Scammers Arrested in Chiang Mai Villa Raid, Dozen More Flee

CHIANG MAI – A coordinated police raid on a luxury riverside villa in Mae Rim district resulted in the arrest of twenty Chinese nationals on Thursday, all suspected of operating sophisticated scams targeting victims in their home country. The operation, however, saw at least ten other individuals evade capture by escaping through a nearby river […] Source

Police Take Down Scam Centre In Chiang Mai, 20 Chinese Arrested

CHIANG MAI – On Thursday, Provincial police stormed a Chinese-run call centre hub that paid staff 120,000 baht a month and operated from a luxury riverside pool villa worth about 90 million baht in Mae Rim. The gang targeted Chinese nationals. Officers arrested 20 Chinese suspects, seized hundreds of mobile phones and a large haul […] The post Police Take Down Scam Centre in Chiang Mai, 20 Chinese Arrested first appeared on CTN News-Chiang Rai T…

Police storm Chiang Mai villa to smash major Chinese call center scam targeting their own citizens

Police officers raid a luxury riverside villa in Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, on 30 October, uncovering a Chinese-run call center defrauding victims in China. CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Provincial Police Region 5 conducted a major raid on a Chinese-run call center operating out of a luxury riverside villa in Mae Rim district, Chiang Mai. The operation, led by Pol. Lt. Gen. Kritthaphon Yeesakorn, Regional Police Commander, and his deputies, resulted in the a…

Police Bust Chiang Mai Chinese Call Centre Ring

Pictures courtesy of Daily News Police have dismantled a call centre gang operating out of a Chiang Mai villa worth 100 million baht, arresting 20 Chinese nationals involved in scams targeting citizens in China. The suspects were residing in the property under tourist and student visas, with several others escaping during the raid. Authorities seized over 100 mobile phones, numerous Chinese SIM cards and electronic devices used for fraudulen…