Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-09-24
Thai police have arrested three Taiwanese nationals in Thailand on suspicion of
Three Taiwanese nationals (seated with faces covered) have been arrested in Thailand on suspicion of involvement in telecom fraud. (CNA photo)
involvement in telecom fraud.
The three entered Thailand on tourist visas. They then headed to a shopping mall in northeastern Thailand, where they withdrew cash from bank ATMs in what Thai police say was a telecom fraud operation.
Thai police launched an investigation acting on tip-offs from seniors who were reportedly targets of the fraud in Thailand. The police then discovered surveillance footage of the three Taiwanese making withdrawals from ATMs. Thai police arrested the three suspects on Friday, seizing 500,000 Thai baht (about US$15,000) along with 34 ATM cards, 20 bankbooks and 20 mobile phones. [FULL STORY]