Bangkok’s cybercrime division launched a raid that led to the arrest of a mother and daughter duo accused of conning over 50 million baht from their victims over a spiritual medium scam. The two women had set up a sham spiritual medium business, with the older woman and her daughter, 40, claiming to channel a deity and foretell the future. Having won the trust of their followers, they then encouraged them to invest in their fraudulent real estate business.
Following a tip-off, law enforcement officials stormed their residence in the province of Nonthaburi, where they were taken into custody. The victims had come together to report the fraud to the police, leading to immediate action from the cybercrime unit. The victims claimed that the duo, alongside the mother’s new husband, had established a ‘Chao Mae Thapthim Shrine’ on Rama II Road….
