The Immigration Bureau, together with the Anti-Money Laundering Office, seized assets from a Chinese suspect gang involved in hacking 25 credit card accounts with a total value exceeding 10 million baht.
On 12 March 2026, officials from the Immigration Bureau's Special Operations Center, together with the Credit Card Fraud Prevention Club, investigated a case involving a group of criminals who deceived victims—both Thai and foreign—through phishing to steal credit card data. They then used the stolen credit card information to purchase goods online such as gold and mobile phones.
Investigations revealed that the criminals clearly divided their roles, using a house in Soi Phraya Suren, Bang Chan district, as the base for their illegal activities. Evidence was gathered and a search warrant was requested and subsequently approved by the Minburi Criminal Court, allowing officials to search the specified house.
The search led to identifying the main perpetrator and an additional house used in the crime: Mr. Yupeng An, a Chinese national. Evidence found included mobile phones used to receive credit card data, over 70 mobile phones used to order goods with stolen credit card information, 21 baht of gold, 264,179 USDT in digital currency, vehicles, and other assets believed to be connected to the crimes. He was arrested and the evidence was handed over to Bang Chan Police Station for prosecution. The case was also reported to the Anti-Money Laundering Office for asset seizure and further legal action.
Subsequently, the Minburi Criminal Court issued judgment in case number A.766/2026 dated 19 Feb 2026, sentencing the suspect to 2 years and 30 months imprisonment without suspension. The Anti-Money Laundering Office ordered the seizure and freezing of 25 assets related to the offense under order Y.18/2026 dated 11 Feb 2026. On 12 March 2026, the Immigration Bureau handed over these 25 assets valued at over 10 million baht to the Anti-Money Laundering Office for legal proceedings.
Notably, this is the first time authorities have successfully seized digital currency assets from a suspect using a non-custodial software wallet, without identity verification, and transferred them to the Anti-Money Laundering Office for legal enforcement.