Cyber police raided a call center gang network that defrauded a medical student at a well-known university in the Nakhon Pathom area, causing losses exceeding 660,000 baht. They arrested three suspects—Chinese and Myanmar nationals—and seized assets worth over 100 million baht. The gang employed a familiar trick, impersonating mobile carrier staff and police officers to convince victims to transfer money purportedly to verify their innocence in a money laundering case.
At 11:00 a.m. on 6 Oct 2026, Pol. Lt. Gen. Thinkorn Rangmat, Commander of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, along with Pol. Maj. Gen. Arut Saengchan, Deputy Commander, Pol. Maj. Gen. Chatchapandakan Khlayklung, Advisor to the Commander, Pol. Col. Khajorn Obtong, Deputy Commander of Division 2, Pol. Col. Pakornkit Thanawarin, Chief of Division 3, Pol. Lt. Col. Anek Yodmuak, Deputy Chief of Division 3, Pol. Lt. Col. Sarit Aksorn, Deputy Chief of Division 3, and Pol. Lt. Col. Kamtan Tamdee, Deputy Chief of Division 3, joined forces with immigration police and officials from the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) to launch an operation to dismantle the call center gang that defrauded a medical student at a prominent university in Nakhon Pathom, resulting in losses exceeding 660,000 baht. Three suspects of Chinese and Myanmar nationality were arrested, with assets seized totaling over 100 million baht.
Under a search warrant from the Min Buri Criminal Court No. 386/2569 dated 5 Oct 2026, police searched a luxury residence in Saphan Sung subdistrict, Saphan Sung district, Bangkok, arresting three suspects involved in the crime: Mr. Lu Shunxiang, 37, Chinese national who handled cash received from Myanmar housekeepers; Ms. Saing Mee, 35, Myanmar housekeeper responsible for receiving and delivering cash to the Chinese suspect; and Ms. Myini Htay, 24, Myanmar housekeeper also tasked with delivering cash to the Chinese suspect.
Authorities seized over 40 items of evidence, including more than 900,000 baht in cash and luxury watches such as Richard Mille, Patek Philippe, Rolex, and Audemars, along with cash, mobile phones, tablets, flash drives, passports, bank passbooks, power of attorney documents, and cash receipt slips, with a total value exceeding 100 million baht.
This operation followed orders from Pol. Lt. Gen. Thinkorn Rangmat, Commander of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, directing officers to intensify crackdowns on call center gangs, especially those targeting students, who have become a primary target of scammers. The total losses reported from these victims have already surpassed 200 million baht. Investigators from Division 3 received information about a fraud case where the perpetrators impersonated mobile network officials and called a 19-year-old male student at a prominent university in Nakhon Pathom.
The suspects told the victim he was involved in a money laundering case, then transferred the call to someone posing as police from the Muang Ranong Police Station and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI). Between 23–25 Sept 2026, they tricked the victim into transferring money to verify his innocence, causing him to transfer a total of 662,989.90 baht out of fear.
Investigators traced the victim's financial transactions and found he was deceived into transferring money through several bank accounts in five installments totaling 212,989.90 baht between 23–25 Sept 2026. The funds were then transferred through multiple accounts, with some used to purchase gold worth millions at a prominent gold shop. Besides bank transfers, the scammers also persuaded the victim to withdraw 450,000 baht in cash and arrange a meeting to hand over the money to the perpetrators at a parking lot of a well-known department store in Salaya, Phutthamonthon district, Nakhon Pathom.
Evidence showed that after receiving the cash from the victim, the money was passed along through a chain, with one Chinese man delivering it to the front of a luxury village in Saphan Sung subdistrict, Bangkok. Authorities gathered sufficient evidence to obtain a search warrant for the residence, where they arrested the suspects and seized all related evidence.
The suspects have been charged with multiple serious offenses including: "Conspiracy to form a gang, operating a den, fraud by impersonation, computer-related fraud by altering or falsifying computer data that may harm the public, allowing others to use their bank accounts, electronic cards, or mobile phone numbers knowing they would be used in criminal activities, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and actual money laundering offenses committed in concert."