Cyber Police Division 2, Office of Special Investigation 4, raided and arrested a scam gang network deceiving victims with online tasks involving advertising and liking various pages before laundering money through gold purchases, causing losses over 2.6 million baht.
On 11 Nov 2026, Pol. Lt. Gen. Thinkorn Rangmat, Commander of the Office of Special Investigation, along with Pol. Maj. Gen. Arut Saengchan, Deputy Commander, ordered Pol. Maj. Gen. Kritach Bamrungrattanayot, Commander of Division 4, and his team including Pol. Col. Norawat Kamphilo, Deputy Commander of Division 4, Pol. Col. Anucha Srisamrong, Commander of Division 2, Pol. Lt. Col. Phromphon Nitwiboon, Deputy Commander of Analysis and Special Tools Division, and other officers to execute a court warrant to arrest Ms. Khattiya Thongthong, 34, from Ang Thong province, and Ms. Thanyarat Tesmasa, 46, from Bangkok, members of an online task scam gang laundering over 2.6 million baht through gold purchases.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Thinkorn Rangmat said the arrest followed a case from August when a 54-year-old man from Sukhothai province discovered an investment advertisement on a Facebook page stating, "Looking for extra income, invest with us, good returns."
Interested, he contacted the admin via chat, who added him to a LINE group and explained that investment involved product shares without selling—just advertising and liking pages to earn returns as tasks completed. Initially, he received real returns and invested more, but eventually could not withdraw funds, losing 2,698,800 baht before reporting to cyber police to pursue the scammers.
Investigators traced the financial flow and found victim’s money was transferred to mule accounts, then used to buy gold at a jewelry store in a prominent department store in Bang Yai, Nonthaburi province, to convert assets and launder money, complicating tracking. Two suspects were involved: Ms. Thanyarat acted as the mule account and gold buyer, while Ms. Khattiya controlled cash withdrawals and bank account monitoring.
Evidence was gathered to obtain warrants from Sukhothai Provincial Court. Ms. Thanyarat, wanted under warrant no. 284/2569, was arrested at her home in Bang Mod, Chom Thong district, Bangkok. Ms. Khattiya, wanted under warrant no. 285/2569, was arrested at her residence in Wiset Chai Chan district, Ang Thong province. Both initially confessed.
They face charges of "conspiracy to defraud the public by impersonating others and conspiracy to input false data into computer systems likely to cause damage to others or the public." They were detained and handed over to investigators of Division 2, Office of Special Investigation 4 for legal proceedings.