Chinese gang arrested in Bangkok for online extortion scheme

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Chinese gang arrested for online extortion scheme
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- Police have arrested five Chinese men who allegedly extorted more than THB100 million from businessmen before fleeing to Thailand.

Han Zhaoying, 21, and four other suspects were nabbed in a raid on an apartment in Ratchadaphisek Soi 3 in Bangkok last Thursday.

Their arrest followed a request from the Chinese embassy in Bangkok for help after the suspects fled to Thailand to avoid arrest in China. [read more...]

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2013/10/01/5-chinese-fugitives-arrested-online-extortion-scheme

-- Coconuts Bangkok 2013-10-01

[boomerangutang]

Similar to the recent American 'hired gun' and his two associates - who were arrested from tip-offs from US law-enforcement agents. These Chinese extortionists were caught due to heads-up alert from Chinese law-enforcement.

[soi41]

Similar to the recent American 'hired gun' and his two associates - who were arrested from tip-offs from US law-enforcement agents. These Chinese extortionists were caught due to heads-up alert from Chinese law-enforcement.

Foreigners do the thinking, and the Thais the manual labor !

Sounds good to me!

[ben2203]

"Foreigners do the thinking, and the Thais the manual labor !

Sounds good to me! "

I think it's more to do with jurisdiction though, if a country or governmental organization want to make an arrest of an individual in a foreign country, they have to use the host country's police to facilitate it.

[webfact]

Chinese 'Blackmail Gang' Arrested By Thai Police
By Khaosod Online

BANGKOK: -- The Thai police have arrested 5 Chinese nationals accused for blackmailing businessmen in China.

According to the press conference held at the Investigation Division Immigration Bureau, the group had previously tried to lure money from several companies based in China.

The method of the group is to send emails to various companies, threatening that they would insert computer virus into the victims′ system, unless the companies pay them extortive amount of money, police said.

The blackmailing had caused Chinese businessmen to lose approximately over 100 million baht according to a senior police officer.

The 5 individuals fled to Thailand after the Chinese police issued arrest warrants on the group, following complaints from a number of companies.

Thai police eventually apprehended the suspects on 26 September, acting on the request by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Bangkok.

According to the police, one suspect had escaped and crossed Thai’s border to a third country. The rest of the groups will be extradited to China as soon as possible.

Source: http://www.khaosod.co.th/en/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRNNE1EWXhOVFkyTUE9PQ==

-- KHAOSOD English 2013-10-01

[Colabamumbai]

Similar to the recent American 'hired gun' and his two associates - who were arrested from tip-offs from US law-enforcement agents. These Chinese extortionists were caught due to heads-up alert from Chinese law-enforcement.

Heads up alert after they let them leave China.

[impulse]

"The method of the group is to send emails to various companies, threatening that they would insert computer virus into the victims′ system, unless the companies pay them extortive amount of money, police said.

The blackmailing had caused Chinese businessmen to lose approximately over 100 million baht according to a senior police officer."

I don't know of a single business that would pay on this flimsy scheme.

There's more going on here...

[IMA_FARANG]

Similar to the recent American 'hired gun' and his two associates - who were arrested from tip-offs from US law-enforcement agents. These Chinese extortionists were caught due to heads-up alert from Chinese law-enforcement.

Heads up alert after they let them leave China.

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They didn't "let" them flee China, they fled China when they realized they were about to be caught.

They came to Thailand because they thought they could hide here.

The Chinese authorities however requested the Thai police arrest these crooks.

Wonder if it had anything to do with that "government to government" transfer of all that invisible "rice subsidy" rice the Chinese government supposedly bought but nobody but the Thai government seems to have ever seen.

[bino]

So they hide out in a hotel that is on the same Soi - two blocks from the Chinese Embassy?

You'd think that they would want to be as far away as possible!

[quiuvo]

"The method of the group is to send emails to various companies, threatening that they would insert computer virus into the victims′ system, unless the companies pay them extortive amount of money, police said.

The blackmailing had caused Chinese businessmen to lose approximately over 100 million baht according to a senior police officer."

I don't know of a single business that would pay on this flimsy scheme.

There's more going on here...

You beat me to the quote. Maybe the companies that "paid" have insurance claims?

Why are the men all wearing sunglasses? Looks ridiculous..

[marell]

Talk about a friendly line-up. Sunglasses? Identical sunglasses? It looks as if they were given them prior to the photo op...after one of them claimed to be related to someone. You can almost hear the policeman on the left..."Do you like your sunglasses? Do they fit properly? Sorry they're not K pop quality but it's all the vendor outside had. Is there anything else we can get you?"

Edited October 1, 2013 by marell

[TheGhostWithin]

They look like the Chinese carbon copy of "1 direction", just like the apple stores in provincial China look like real Apple stores. Or like 5 Psy's all lined up to make everyone (except me perhaps) scream..

Maybe they were so fearsome they caused the shutdown of the US Govt?

[SOTIRIOS]

...now if only they'd start nabbing Thai criminals.....

[KRaymond]

I'd like to give the Chinese academy award for doing so good at making themselves look bad.

[belg]

lucrative deal

[Andre0720]

Chinese 'Blackmail Gang' Arrested By Thai Police

By Khaosod Online

BANGKOK: -- The Thai police have arrested 5 Chinese nationals accused for blackmailing businessmen in China.

According to the press conference held at the Investigation Division Immigration Bureau, the group had previously tried to lure money from several companies based in China.

The method of the group is to send emails to various companies, threatening that they would insert computer virus into the victims′ system, unless the companies pay them extortive amount of money, police said.

The blackmailing had caused Chinese businessmen to lose approximately over 100 million baht according to a senior police officer.

The 5 individuals fled to Thailand after the Chinese police issued arrest warrants on the group, following complaints from a number of companies.

Thai police eventually apprehended the suspects on 26 September, acting on the request by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Bangkok.

According to the police, one suspect had escaped and crossed Thai’s border to a third country. The rest of the groups will be extradited to China as soon as possible.

Source: http://www.khaosod.co.th/en/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRNNE1EWXhOVFkyTUE9PQ==

-- KHAOSOD English 2013-10-01

Rain or shine, the police officers are there to protect.

Must have been a real sunny day that day of arrest....

[geezer2]

So they hide out in a hotel that is on the same Soi - two blocks from the Chinese Embassy?

You'd think that they would want to be as far away as possible!

its called hiding in open sight..

[drdoom6996]

...now if only they'd start nabbing Thai criminals.....

But the government would have to ask them to do it. And they are the biggest criminals.

[geezer2]

Talk about a friendly line-up. Sunglasses? Identical sunglasses? It looks as if they were given them prior to the photo op...after one of them claimed to be related to someone. You can almost hear the policeman on the left..."Do you like your sunglasses? Do they fit properly? Sorry they're not K pop quality but it's all the vendor outside had. Is there anything else we can get you?"

they would not have bought them..more likely confiscated them as knock offs from china..

[Liberator]

Locals who merely block rds airports need to up their game to keep up with jek gangs

Ehh? Translation anyone?

[itchybum]

"The method of the group is to send emails to various companies, threatening that they would insert computer virus into the victims′ system, unless the companies pay them extortive amount of money, police said.

The blackmailing had caused Chinese businessmen to lose approximately over 100 million baht according to a senior police officer."

I don't know of a single business that would pay on this flimsy scheme.

There's more going on here...

You beat me to the quote. Maybe the companies that "paid" have insurance claims?

Why are the men all wearing sunglasses? Looks ridiculous..

Hiding....same same superman.

[stoffel45]

It's simply not true that they are related to a certain criminal fugitive in Dubai......?

[SinglePot]

"The method of the group is to send emails to various companies, threatening that they would insert computer virus into the victims′ system, unless the companies pay them extortive amount of money, police said.

The blackmailing had caused Chinese businessmen to lose approximately over 100 million baht according to a senior police officer."

I don't know of a single business that would pay on this flimsy scheme.

There's more going on here...

You beat me to the quote. Maybe the companies that "paid" have insurance claims?

Why are the men all wearing sunglasses? Looks ridiculous..

Sunglasses?

That's what you do if you are a big time gangster in China.

They've seen Americans do it.

[Jim walker]

Similar to China attitude Thailand would also hate any people to get off with corruption, get all criminals locked up behind bars where they belong.

Edited October 1, 2013 by metisdead
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[BirdsandBooze]

When I saw the headline I thought it was referring to the Thai government.

[phitsanulokjohn]

I like the chinese.in the UK you never hear of them getting involved with anyone apart from their own kind.Talk about keeping it in the family.

[dcsw53]

Chinese 'Blackmail Gang' Arrested By Thai Police

By Khaosod Online

BANGKOK: -- The Thai police have arrested 5 Chinese nationals accused for blackmailing businessmen in China.

According to the press conference held at the Investigation Division Immigration Bureau, the group had previously tried to lure money from several companies based in China.

The method of the group is to send emails to various companies, threatening that they would insert computer virus into the victims′ system, unless the companies pay them extortive amount of money, police said.

The blackmailing had caused Chinese businessmen to lose approximately over 100 million baht according to a senior police officer.

The 5 individuals fled to Thailand after the Chinese police issued arrest warrants on the group, following complaints from a number of companies.

Thai police eventually apprehended the suspects on 26 September, acting on the request by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Bangkok.

According to the police, one suspect had escaped and crossed Thai’s border to a third country. The rest of the groups will be extradited to China as soon as possible.

Source: http://www.khaosod.co.th/en/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRNNE1EWXhOVFkyTUE9PQ==

-- KHAOSOD English 2013-10-01

Are they sponsored by Ray-Ban ?

[SinglePot]

Nope. Small factory in Beijing producing counterfeits.

Class.