Chinese call centre scam leader surrenders after 7 months in hiding

[snoop1130]

 

A leading Chinese member of a call centre scam gang in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat surrendered to Thai police after seven months in hiding.

 

The 33 year old Chinese man, Jiang Zhaitian, reached out to the Thai police via his lawyer, expressing his intent to turn himself in. Jiang was subsequently taken to the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) in Bangkok yesterday, November 10.

 

Jiang was the subject of an arrest warrant following the raid of four call centre scam bases in Nakhon Si Thammarat on March 29. The scam gang, operated by a Chinese national, targeted victims from Thailand, Russia, Japan, and China.

 

During the raid, police arrested 90 call centre scammers and seized evidence including 192 computers, 854 mobile phones and SIM cards, 22 routers, and 342 bank accounts.

 

The scam headquarters were located on land owned by a 51 year old Thai woman named Raewadee Theeppaiboon, who was a deputy mayor of the Chandi sub-district in the province at that time. Raewadee was also charged with accepting financial benefits (rental fees) from the criminal operation.

 

 

Further investigation revealed that the gang’s leader, Jiang, managed to evade arrest. Jiang was responsible for transporting each scammer from their accommodation to the office for work. He successfully avoided capture and remained in hiding for over seven months before surrendering.

 

Jiang faces four charges, including:

 

• Section 211 of the Criminal Law: participating in a secret society or criminal association.
• Section 342 of the Criminal Law: committing fraud by impersonating another person.
• Section 14 of the Computer Act: importing false information into a computer system to cause harm to an individual or the public.
• Section 5 of the Prevention and Suppression of Participation in a Transnational Criminal Organisation: being a member of a transnational criminal organisation.

 

The penalty issued against Jiang will be discussed during a court session.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Photo via Facebook/ เจาะลึกทั่วไทย Inside Thailand

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2024-11-11

 

 

[G_Money]

Who were they calling and for what?

 

Timeshares?

[hotchilli]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The scam headquarters were located on land owned by a 51 year old Thai woman named Raewadee Theeppaiboon, who was a deputy mayor of the Chandi sub-district in the province at that time. Raewadee was also charged with accepting financial benefits (rental fees) from the criminal operation.

Always with Thai help.

[BKKKevin]

Seems like they could have tracked him down sooner just by going to his 90 Day Report address?… 

[sammieuk1]

The 342 bank accounts are now in safe hands no joke 🤔

[jcmj]

I’m sure that he has already handed out several brown envelopes before his lawyer contacted the police. Doubt we’ll hear much more about him. 

[watchcat]

On 11/11/2024 at 9:28 AM, snoop1130 said:

A leading Chinese member of a call centre scam gang in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat surrendered to Thai police after seven months in hiding.

 

No 90 days reports?