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The suspects, identified only as Jutharat, Janjira and Jiraphan, were apprehended on Sunday, November 2, 2025 in Chachoengsao.
Security operatives have arrested three Thai women.
The women were arrested for their alleged involvement in a romance scam network run by a group of Nigerians that defrauded victims of more than six billion baht.
The suspects, identified only as Jutharat, Janjira and Jiraphan, were apprehended on Sunday, November 2, 2025 in Chachoengsao, Nonthaburi and Yala provinces on charges of involvement in transnational crime and money laundering.
Pol Maj Gen Pattanasak Bupphasuwan, commander of the Consumer Protection Police Division, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday said their arrests followed an investigation into a scam network believed to have been operated by a group of Nigerians since 2019.
According to Bangkok Post, the gang allegedly lured Thai victims into fake online relationships before concocting stories to persuade them to transfer money through various digital channels. Police said the total losses amounted to more than six billion baht.
Investigators said the three arrested women were allegedly responsible for recruiting people to open mule bank accounts used to receive money from victims.
They also made cash withdra
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