Chinese fraudster arrested in Thailand – millionaire criminal exposed!

Chinese fraudster arrested in Thailand – millionaire criminal exposed!

In a disturbing case of cybercrime, a 39-year-old Chinese national named Tao Qiang was arrested at Don Mueang Airport on Friday, November 15, 2025. This reports Nation of Thailand. Tao was attempting to leave Thailand when Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) officers arrested him on a criminal court arrest warrant dated June 2025. The charges against him include public fraud, entering false information into a computer system, and money laundering and organized crime.

Upon his arrest, police seized several key pieces of evidence, including three mobile phones, ten credit and debit cards and 12 SIM cards. Receipts for money transfers and various deposit and withdrawal receipts were also seized. The case was initiated after a victim filed a complaint towards the end of March. He came across an ad on Facebook and was invited to a Line group with over 700 members. After selling an item for 1,420 baht, the victim was asked to register on a fake "SELLER CENTER" website, which ultimately resulted in a loss of more than 2.9 million baht.

International efforts against cybercrime

Combating this type of crime is a high priority, not only at the national but also at the international level. At MWC25 in Barcelona, ​​Pachara Naripthaphan, Advisor to the Chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), presented Thailand's model to combat call center crime. In a ministerial round, which also included leaders from Singapore, India and Indonesia, important issues such as improving inter-institutional cooperation were discussed. Naripthaphan pointed to the growing threat posed by call center gangs, which target particularly vulnerable groups such as older people.

To counter this threat, the NBTC coordinates cooperation between various institutions, such as the Ministry of Digital Economy and the Cyber ​​Police Bureau. This initiative has significantly improved Thailand's ability to prevent and combat digital fraud. Through the use of open source intelligence (OSINT), medal managers and those from other nations were brought into the fight against commercial networks. Pachara is also convinced that the formation of a “SuperBody” is necessary to combat online fraud.

Massive crackdown on online fraud

The fight against cybercrime has also been extremely active in Thailand recently. A nationwide raid that took place between October 1 and October 26 resulted in the arrest of 73 people, including 51 Thais and 22 foreigners. Assets worth over 522 million baht were seized while over 1.4 billion baht in damages were recovered. The operation was part of a larger initiative against online fraud networks, including call center gangs. These drastic measures were declared a national priority on the instructions of the Prime Minister.

Police identify online fraud as a widespread threat, with over 1,000 daily complaints causing losses of over 100 million baht per day. Repeated calls to improve cross-border cooperation and step up controls at border crossings, particularly given the increasing number of Myanmar people caught up in fraud operations, are growing louder. The government plans to reduce these alarming figures within six months.

Coordinated collaboration at multiple levels and the use of modern technology could be crucial to getting a handle on cybercrime in Thailand. The recent arrest of Tao Qiang is part of this broader strategy to combat online fraud and ensure the safety of citizens.