Over 20 Taiwanese Cuffed over Links to Scam Network
Thailand and Taiwan have arrested more than 20 Taiwanese suspects allegedly linked to a call-centre scam network operating in Cambodia, with investigators now trying to identify the financiers behind the operation.
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Over 20 Taiwanese cuffed over links to scam network
<p>Thailand and Taiwan have arrested more than 20 Taiwanese suspects allegedly linked to a call-centre scam network operating in Cambodia, with investigators now trying to identify the financiers behind the operation.</p>
The Criminal Investigation Bureau's Central Taiwan Crime-Fighting Center investigated a fraudulent investment scheme in which two female victims were defrauded of over NT$130 million. After discovering that the fraud ring typically used face-to-face transactions to withdraw money, the center used drones to monitor the crime process from the air in real time, successively arresting the courier, the monitor, and the cashier. The whereabouts of the…
Thailand, Taiwan join forces to bust transnational call scam gang
BANGKOK — 20 August 2026, Thailand and Taiwan launched a joint operation targeting a transnational call-center scam network allegedly run by a Taiwanese mafia group, arresting more than 20 Taiwanese suspects in Cambodia and uncovering losses of more than 200 million New Taiwan dollars. The operation was led by the Anti-Online Scam Center (ACSC), under the direction of Pol Gen Thana Chuwong, deputy national police chief and director of the center…
Thailand and Taiwan have joined forces to dismantle a transnational call center scam gang, arresting over 20 Taiwanese scammers and causing damages exceeding 200 million NTD. Authorities are now expanding the investigation to identify the financiers behind the operation.
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