On May 1, 2025, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Thailand arrested a 36-year-old Thai woman named A Xing and a 27-year-old man named A Nuan in a hotel in Yalan County, Sajiao Prefecture.
Both are suspected of involvement in transnational telecommunications fraud, joint fraud, and embezzlement, among other crimes. This operation stemmed from a retired civil servant who reported being defrauded of 10 million Thai Baht by a telecom fraud gang.
The police investigation revealed that the fraud gang had a base in a 25-story building in Poipet City, Cambodia, with members including suppliers of black bank accounts, telecom operators, translators, and a Chinese boss, with clear division of labor.
Previously, the police had arrested some suspects and destroyed an illegal bank account smuggling hub in Yalan, Sajiao Prefecture.
Further investigation showed that A Xing had been working for the fraud gang since 2023, initially serving as a black bank account intermediary in Thailand, earning 3000 to 5000 Thai Baht per account. Over two years, she provided more than 100 bank accounts.
Due to the lucrative profits, in November 2024, she joined the gang's headquarters in Poipet, responsible for transferring funds from bank accounts and laundering money through the purchase of Tether via apps. She worked from 8:30 AM to 10:00 PM, with a monthly salary of 35,000 Thai Baht.
Recently, due to the freezing of bank accounts resulting in a loss of 2 million Thai Baht, A Xing had a conflict with the Chinese boss. The boss accused her of stealing money and offered a reward of 500,000 Thai Baht for her assassination. For safety reasons, A Xing returned to Thailand but was arrested by the police in Yalan.
Another suspect, A Nuan, stated that he had also been providing black bank accounts for the gang since 2023, earning 5000 Thai Baht per account. At the end of March 2025, he returned to Thailand for medical treatment and was subsequently arrested by the police.
The police are currently further investigating the operation mode and financial flows of the telecom fraud gang, aiming to completely dismantle this transnational criminal network.
