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Thai woman arrested at Hat Yai Airport for links to B6bn romance scam

A Thai woman allegedly connected with the biggest romance scam in Thailand’s history has been arrested at Hat Yai International Airport, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) revealed on Sunday.

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CIB police apprehended Orathai, 52 (surname withheld) at the arrival terminal after she disembarked from a flight from Malaysia on Saturday. She was wanted on an arrest warrant for being a member of a secret society, being a member of a criminal association, participating in a transnational crime organisation, colluding in fraud through identity theft, and colluding in money laundering due to her alleged involvement in the 2022 romance scam.

Full story: Bangkok Post

Wassayos Ngamkham
BANGKOK POST

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