Two of Five Chinese Nationals Who Entered Thailand Illegally Are Wanted Scam Leaders, Immigration Police Say
Thailand's Immigration Police said on November 11 that two of five Chinese nationals intercepted in the southern province of Pattani on September 23 are fugitives wanted in China as leaders of a fraud gang whose fake investment website cheated more than 100 victims out of over 60 million baht.
Pol Col Charoenphong Khantiloh, spokesman for Immigration Division 6, said checks by Pattani Immigration and the Chinese Consulate-General in Songkhla had identified the two men. One, surnamed Meng, was a team leader overseeing different work streams; the other, surnamed Li, was a senior director supervising several fraud teams. Police said the network impersonated senior executives of technology companies on social media and lured victims into depositing money through a fake website called "Guotai Junan," with more than 100 victims identified.
Police said the five men had entered Thailand through natural border crossings and were allegedly intending to continue into Malaysia by the same route. They had fled through unofficial crossings to avoid checks before being intercepted in Pattani on September 23 and held in custody. The Immigration Police announced the identification of the two wanted leaders on November 11 after completing identity checks.
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(Source: Thailand Immigration Police)
Source: Thailand Immigration Police
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Photo: 图：泰国北大年中央清真寺（资料图）。照片：Poakpong 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Pattani Central Mosque in southern Thailand (file photo). Photo by Poakpong, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
