Immigration authorities detained a South Korean individual in Pattaya who is being sought in South Korea for fraud. Additionally, a Taiwanese woman was apprehended in Bangkok for defrauding 88 Taiwanese investors of approximately 608 million baht in real estate ventures in Thailand.
In the initial instance, South Korean authorities requested assistance from Thai officials to locate a South Korean man accused of operating a fraudulent call centre business in China, targeting South Korean victims.
Within a span of two weeks, the group managed to convince six individuals to transfer over 200 million South Korean won (~฿5.4M) into their accounts, leading to the issuance of an arrest warrant by South Korean police and their subsequent request for assistance from the Thai authorities. They discovered that he had sought refuge in Pattaya.
The individual was discovered to be residing in a leased condominium in Nong Prue sub-district and was arrested for violating visa regulations.
In the second case, Thai immigration police were instructed by Taiwan’s Justice Ministry to apprehend a 66-year-old Taiwanese woman for allegedly deceiving 88 Taiwanese investors of their 608 million baht investment in Thailand's real estate industry.
Authorities located the suspect in a luxurious condominium in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok, where she was residing with a Thai woman, and took her into custody.
