Thai, Chinese police arrest Thais, Taiwanese in China-based call centre scam

BANGKOK, May 17 – Thai and Chinese police jointly arrested 10 Thais and 2 Taiwanese in a China-based call centre scam to set up to lure Thai victims in Thailand to transfer money to them in China.

Thai and Chinese authorities in Thailand told a news conference that the syndicate, based in China’s Guangdong province, scammed at least 150 persons, cases that added up to more than Bt100 million.

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