A Thai woman allegedly connected with the biggest romance scam in Thailand’s history has been arrested at Hat Yai International Airport, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) revealed on Sunday.

Alleged Nigerian romance scam gang leader nabbed for duping Thai women to wire over Bt10m

CIB police apprehended Orathai, 52 (surname withheld) at the arrival terminal after she disembarked from a flight from Malaysia on Saturday. She was wanted on an arrest warrant for being a member of a secret society, being a member of a criminal association, participating in a transnational crime organisation, colluding in fraud through identity theft, and colluding in money laundering due to her alleged involvement in the 2022 romance scam.

Full story: Bangkok Post

Wassayos Ngamkham
BANGKOK POST