Crime Thai Police Dismantle Scam Ring Targeting Australians, Arrest 13 Foreign Nationals

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2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

I don't know how anybody parts with cash, without doing a significant amount of research on the company or the individual who's offering them a great deal. There is so much information out there that there's really no reason to ever fall for a scam like this, unless you're just being reckless with your money.

Greed and stupidity in the main SM007.

[jesimps]

Loads of Aussies, hoards of Chinese and a South Korean guy with a gun arrested. No mention of Brits. Remember this next time a one gets plastered and has a punch up. 

[cynic1]

3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

I don't know how anybody parts with cash, without doing a significant amount of research on the company or the individual who's offering them a great deal. There is so much information out there that there's really no reason to ever fall for a scam like this, unless you're just being reckless with your money.

 

This world is chock full of vampires who just simply want to suck the blood of society, and take other people's money and will do absolutely everything in their power to avoid real and honest work. 

 

 

I guess many Australian suckers are from the baby booma era and many are not even aware of how to use a computer let alone a mobile. They were the days when we trusted people. Now that the world and scum nations can contact you they still believe we are all honest humans. Sadly in reality now that is not the case.

[Ironmike]

I really hope that the British ahole that used to call me offering money on money is among these scumbags I hope they all get 10 years in Thai prison then deported they are nothing but filth. 

[Kenny Boy]

These people are the lowest of the low.

Purely motivated by greed.

No morals or scruples.

Scum of the earth.

[roo860]

2 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Gamma Globulin seems to have gone missing.......

Thank f

[ujayujay]

5 hours ago, Purdey said:

Would be nice to know how the scam worked so everyone could avoid it.

.....or copying, Hero

[Mayhem11]

No sympathy for folk being scammed. It is their greed that was the hook.

[GreasyFingers]

2 hours ago, cynic1 said:

guess many Australian suckers are from the baby booma era

Hang on, all of us are not that stupid, actually I did not know any of us were that stupid (do not mention the Thai ladies' charms). Any way the AFP are on the job and caught these that have been operating for 2 decades according to the report.

[Jonathan Swift]

8 hours ago, Purdey said:

Would be nice to know how the scam worked so everyone could avoid it.

Re read the story. You definitely missed that part. But there are easy ways to avoid these scams. NEVER, but NEVER hand your money over to any individual, or "brokerage" whose reputation you can't check on, or respond to unknown phone numbers or websites. Also, there's a wealth of info online about hoe to avoid scams, as well as some pretty funny youtube channels of scammers being baited and exposed and even arrested due to the work of hackers who hack into scammer computers and reverse the connection.

[Frankie baby]

Let's hope they do the porridge here.

[black tabby12345]

 posing as legitimate financial firms and cold-calling Australian residents, coaxing them into investing in non-existent bonds with promises of high returns.

 

Never take too good to be true story serious.

Often warned in banks' security awareness booklets.

[black tabby12345]

Do these scumbags go to Thai jail?

Or they are likely to be deported after Thai police's investigation?

Hope they suffer in the hellish prison here, instead of the lukewarm institutions back home.

Crooks deserve real punishment.

[black tabby12345]

11 hours ago, norsurin said:

Hope they all rot in thai prison and also rot in hell.

 

Yeah. 

That's exactly what they deserve.

Life of those destroyed someone else's life to be ruined.

[DarthChuckler]

11 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Cold-calling Australians with offers of non-existent bonds. It's in the OP, if you look.

 

Not hard to avoid, just hang up.

Promising unreal returns if you invest now. 

[FritsSikkink]

10 hours ago, kiwikeith said:

I got calls everyday in NZ from scammers, you tell them they are low life's and hang up then they ring back again I just use to say go and scam your mother and hang up

You have an option to block certain callers on your phone.

[FritsSikkink]

10 hours ago, Kwausie said:

Take all there money and flash house, then kick them out never to return!

Don't' be greedy and don't send money to people who promise you unrealistic returns.

[FritsSikkink]

10 hours ago, baansgr said:

We have an IPO at 30% discount, set to explode in value...you get the gist 

Don't think so 🙂

[FritsSikkink]

7 hours ago, Kenny Boy said:

Purely motivated by greed.

 

Yes, same like the people who fall for it

[norsurin]

1 hour ago, black tabby12345 said:

 

Yeah. 

That's exactly what they deserve.

Life of those destroyed someone else's life to be ruined.

Right.I really hate this kind of people.They ruined lifes to many.People loose their money and homes.Families with small kids also.This kind of scammers is the worst s...that excist on the earth.They should be given to the people on the streets and face the same as Gadaffi and Saddam Hussein.

[webfact]

Australian, British Nationals Face Thai Court Over 40 Billion Baht Fraud Operation

 

Picture courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

In a dramatic swoop by Thai police, thirteen foreign nationals, including five Australians and six Britons, have been remanded in custody for allegedly running a scam call centre in Thailand targeting Australians.

 

The accused appeared in Bangkok's Criminal Court following their arrest during a raid on a luxury house in Samut Prakan. The group faces charges including operating an illegal criminal network, working without proper permits, and breaching immigration laws.

 

The house, located in the Bang Phli district, served as the gang’s headquarters, allegedly tricking 14 Australians into investing in fake bonds, costing victims an estimated 40 billion baht.

 

The arrests were part of a joint operation between Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Thai authorities. They say these arrests only scratch the surface, linking the ringleaders to multi-billion-baht schemes defrauding Australians for over two decades.

 

The probe kicked off in May last year when the AFP flagged a similar scam in Indonesia. This led to tracking the alleged masterminds, Mark Dennis from Australia and Mark Howship from Britain, to Thailand.

 

The duo, who initially set up shop in Pattaya before moving to Bangkok, allegedly reassembled the scam team in Bang Phli. The group operated covertly, camouflaging the house with tarps to dodge police surveillance.

 

During the raid, police uncovered evidence including a list of over 14,000 Australian targets as well as computers and communication gear.

 

While only 14 victims have been defrauded to date, some suspects revealed plans for a massive operation aimed at swindling Australians out of a further 2 billion baht by year’s end.

 

The other 11 suspects include Brett Peter Dawson and Nicholas John Mason from Australia, along with Lewis Samuel Gillespie and Ellis Ian James from Britain. They, along with their accomplices, now await their fate as investigations continue into the full scale of their illicit activities.

 

This case highlights the ongoing fight against international fraud, with authorities determined to dismantle operations exploiting innocent victims across the globe. The court proceedings mark a critical step in bringing those accused to justice.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Bangkok Post 2025-06-19