Scammers ‘rented Bangkok mansion for B900,000 a month’
Immigration police have arrested a group of foreigners who rented a mansion in Bangkok for 900,000 baht a month to operate a call scam centre targeting Japanese victims.
Thai immigration police have arrested 15 individuals, including a Thai citizen and others from Japan, China, Taiwan, and Myanmar, at a mansion in Bangkok used by a scam gang. The gang paid 900,000 baht per month to rent the mansion, valued at over 200 million baht, to target victims in Japan. The gang members posed as Japanese police officers, calling victims and convincing them to transfer money for "checking suspicious transactions."
Police seized computers, mobile phones, poker chips, a poker table, crystal methamphetamine, and other items during the raid. The ringleader is still at large, and police are monitoring border crossings. The gang allegedly defrauded people in Japan by impersonating Japanese police officers. The incident highlights a pattern of such scams, where gangs operate from rented houses in Thailand, using unsolicited calls and fake police impersonation to scam victims. Authorities advise against answering such calls and to verify through official channels.
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