Alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi arrested and extradited to China, Cambodia says
By Agencies and published by CNA Phnom Penh – Chinese-born tycoon Chen Zhi, accused of running internet scam centres that use trafficked workers in Cambodia, has been arrested in Cambodia and extradited to China, Phnom Penh said on Wednesday (Jan. 7). Cambodian authorities “have arrested three Chinese nationals namely Chen Zhi, Xu Ji Liang, […]
Read MoreThai scam gang chief arrested after fleeing border fighting
A THAI man who headed a gang of Thai scammers working at a Chinese-owned fraud factory in Cambodia was arrested after he fled the ongoing battle at the Thai-Cambodian border to his hometown in Nan province, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Dec. 19). Mr. Pornthep (surname withheld), 36, was wanted under an arrest […]
Read MoreChinese scam boss wanted by Interpol nabbed at airport
ARRESTED at Suvarnabhumi Airport last evening (Dec. 16) was a Chinese scam boss wanted under an Interpol Red Notice for defrauding over 500 Chinese victims out of over 200 million yuan (around 1 billion baht) just as he was trying to flee the country with a Mexican passport, Amarin TV said. The arrest was […]
Read MorePM summoned again to testify before House panel over anti-scam measures
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER ANUTIN Charnvirakul was again summoned to testify before a House committee tomorrow (Dec.11) over government measures to crack down on Cambodia-based scam networks allegedly involving suspected rogue dealer Benjamin Mauerberger, alias Ben Smith, and others who reportedly remain at large. House Committee on State Security, Border Affairs & […]
Read MoreMyanmar junta, Karen army dynamite scam hub building at border
THE MYANMAR junta together with Karen National Army dynamited a 12-storey building used for online scam operations and human-trafficking at Shwe Kokko Special Economic Zone in Myawaddy border town, opposite Thai Mae Sot town, PPTVHD36 said today (Dec. 3). This building is next to the Moei river, which forms the border between the two […]
Read MoreAnother Thai man tortured to death at Poipet
A NON-GOVERNMENT Organisation revealed today (Nov. 23) that another Thai man has died in Poipet, Cambodia, after being tortured and electrocuted and it is uncertain whether his body will be recovered, Amarin TV said. The Immanuel Foundation Thailand said in a Facebook post that information about the death of Mr. Narong Kam, also known […]
Read MoreAnother Thai found dead in Poipet after being brutally beaten
THE body of a Thai man has reportedly been found at Cambodian border town Poipet, opposite Aranyaprathet, after he was brutally assaulted by a scam gang he had been lured to work for, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Nov. 18). Mr. Sarawut, or Toto, a resident of Samut Prakan, was said to have been […]
Read MoreAnutin urged to fire Thammanat over suspected scam association
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER ANUTIN Charnvirakul was today (Nov.6) encouraged to dismiss Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Agriculture & Cooperatives Minister/de facto Klatham boss Thammanat Prompao due to his suspected association with transnational scammers and fraudsters otherwise the government’s anti-scam measures might not be successful. House Committee on State Security, Border Affairs & National Strategies […]
Read MoreMyanmar scam hub sweep triggers fraudster recruitment rush
By AFP and published by CNA RECENT raids on one of Myanmar’s most notorious internet scam hubs sparked a recruitment rush as fleeing workers scrambled to enlist at nearby fraud factories, experts and insiders told AFP. Online scam hubs have mushroomed across Southeast Asia, draining unsuspecting victims of billions of dollars annually in elaborate […]
Read MoreMyanmar military drones blast scam compound again
THE MYANMAR junta again pounded KK Park, the notorious scam complex at Myawaddy township, Kayin state, yesterday (Oct. 30) with its drones dropping bombs three times and this leading to more fearful foreign workers fleeing across the border to the Thai Mae Sot district, just across from Moei river, Amarin TV said. Karen Border […]
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