Immigration police have arrested a South Korean in Pattaya, who is wanted in his own country on fraud charges. Police have also arrested a Taiwanese woman in Bangkok, wanted in Taiwan for allegedly cheating 88 Taiwanese investors of about 608 million baht in real estate investments in Thailand.

In the first case, South Korean police sought cooperation from their Thai counterparts in tracking down a South Korean man, alleged to be the operator of a call centre scam business in China, preying on victims in South Korea.

In just two weeks, the gang allegedly succeeded in persuading six victims to transfer over 200 million South Korean won (~฿5.4M) into their accounts, prompting the South Korean police to issue an arrest warrant and seek help from the Thai police, after it was learned that he had been taking refuge in Pattaya.

The suspect was found to be staying at a rented condominium in Nong Prue sub-district and was arrested for overstaying his visa.

In the second case, Thai immigration police were asked, by the Investigative Department of Taiwan’s Justice Ministry, to arrest a 66-year-old Taiwanese woman on charges of defrauding the public, by allegedly cheating 88 Taiwanese of their 608 million baht investment in the real estate business in Thailand.

Police traced the suspect at a luxurious condominium in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok, living with a Thai woman, and arrested her.