CHON BURI, Thailand — Thai immigration officers arrested a suspected Chinese scam boss at a housing estate in Bang Lamung district on Wednesday.
The suspect, identified as ‘Yang’, also known as Jack Yang, is wanted by multiple countries and Interpol for allegedly defrauding more than 600 victims, mostly Chinese nationals, out of approximately 900 million baht. The scams were reportedly run through online gambling platforms based in Cagayan De Oro, Mindanao, Philippines.
Immigration officials said Yang entered Thailand late last year using a Dominican passport and took refuge in a rented house in Chon Buri. Authorities located him using biometric facial recognition techniques, which were key to tracking him down.
The arrest underscores international efforts to combat large-scale online gambling fraud targeting foreign nationals.
