Bangkok, Aug. 1 -- Thailand's police announced on July 31 that they had arrested 18 Chinese call centre gang members in northern Chiang Mai province.
Officers from the Provincial Police Region 5 and the Technology Crime Suppression Division, along with tourist police, on July 30 conducted a raid on a luxury mansion in Huay Sai subdistrict, Mae Rim district, worth around 40 million THB (1.2 million USD).
The mansion was reportedly being used as a base of operations for a gang of Chinese nationals running a call centre scam targeting Chinese customers via multiple online platforms and applications. During the search, authorities seized over 20 computers, more than 100 mobile phones, and Chinese SIM cards used to contact victims in China. Th...