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Immigration police arrest two Chinese fraudsters illegally living in Thailand

In two separate but similar cases, Immigration Police arrested two Chinese fraudsters posing as businessmen and illegally living in Thailand. Collectively, the pair scammed victims of over 2 billion baht.

Case 1

Police arrested a 44 year old Chinese national named Changguan (pseudonym) who allegedly scammed hundreds of victims of over 1.4 billion baht by persuading them to invest in his “company” registered in China.

Officers searched the accused’s property and found a fake Taiwanese driving license that Changguan ordered online and a mobile phone from China.

Changguan admitted that he does not have a passport and snuck into Thailand illegally through natural border channels.

Police also found a document detailing Changguan’s history of permission to stay in Thailand on various visas. The document features Changguan’s picture, but the name and…

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