Husband-and-Wife Arrested for Supplying Mule Accounts

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Police from northern Thailand have arrested a married couple accused of acting as key facilitators for a call-centre fraud network by sourcing bank “mule accounts” across the region. Losses linked to the scam are estimated at more than 10 million baht.

The arrests were announced on 15 August by Pol Lt Gen Kittisak Durongkhiboon, Commissioner of Provincial Police Region 6, along with senior officers overseeing the operation. Detectives detained Ms Wilasinee and Mr Thanapol, a couple from Chiang Rai province, at a condominium in Bangkok’s Bang Sue district.

Officers seized cash and a luxury car during the raid. Police allege the couple systematically recruited people across northern Thailand to open bank accounts, which were then sold on to organised call-centre gangs. These accounts were used to receive funds transferred by scam victims before the money was quickly laundered.

The couple now face multiple charges, including:

• Conspiracy to defraud the public

• Identity fraud

• Introducing false or fraudulent data into a computer system

• Money laundering

They have been transferred to Mueang Phichit Police Station for legal proceedings.

Pol Lt Gen Kittisak stressed that call-centre scams continue to cause major financial harm nationwide and vowed to pursue not only the fraudsters but also those supplying critical infrastructure for such crimes.

“Without mule accounts, these gangs cannot operate. We are committed to dismantling their networks and bringing every facilitator to justice,” he said.

Authorities urged the public never to lend or sell their bank accounts, warning that anyone who does could face criminal charges for aiding cyber fraud.

  Adapted by Asean Now from Daily News 2025-08-17