Chinese scam gang posing as police arrested

2026-03-21 - 03:40

CHACHOENGSAO — 16 March 2026, Police have arrested members of a Chinese-led scam network accused of impersonating officers to extort millions of baht from victims, following a swift investigation by provincial detectives. Officers from the Investigation Division of Chachoengsao Provincial Police arrested Mr. Sun, a Chinese national, at a hotel in Bangkok’s Huai Khwang district. Authorities seized 5,484,200 baht in cash, three land title deeds and two vehicles for further examination. The arrests followed a complaint filed by a victim who said he had been contacted by a caller posing as a police officer. The suspect allegedly claimed the victim was linked to a money laundering case and demanded that his funds be checked. After a phone conversation lasting more than six hours, the victim withdrew 1,826,800 baht in cash and handed it over to a courier sent by the gang. He was later persuaded to transfer an additional 34,000 baht before realising he had been defrauded and reporting the incident to police. Investigators traced the operation through CCTV footage and arrested a second suspect, identified as a courier responsible for collecting cash from victims and delivering it to Mr Sun. Police said both suspects confessed to involvement in the scam, which caused losses of at least 1.8 million baht in this case. They face charges including fraud by impersonation and entering false information into a computer system in a manner likely to cause damage to others.