6 Chinese men arrested for 10 million baht fake gold scam in Thailand

Police arrested six Chinese men for selling fake gold to rich Thai people resulting in a profit of more than 10 million baht. The suspects were reported to be former members of a scam call centre gang based in Indonesia. The gang confessed that their criminal act was inspired by a television series about scammers.

One victim, a Chinese man with Thai citizenship, reported to the police that he had been approached by a Chinese gang who offered to sell him gold. According to their story, the gang discovered the gold at a historical site located in the central province of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. The victim, convinced by their tale, paid 500,000 baht for the gold, only to discover later that it was fake gold.

After conducting an investigation, the authorities were able to locate and apprehend two members of the gang at the Hua Lamphong…