Nakhon nayok: Police launched an operation to dismantle a horse racing ring operating from a pool villa. A Thai woman was found to be a liaison, providing accounts for horse racing tickets and coordinating with a Chinese boss. The group involved reportedly changed their modus operandi to avoid detection.
According to Thai News Agency, footage showing a celebratory feast by a group involved in a horse-marking scam at a pool villa between November 21-23, 2025, in Nakhon Nayok province, was discovered by Highway Police from a mobile phone during the arrest of nine members of the network. This operation was part of a raid on a pool villa where the scammers regularly celebrated their successes after defrauding victims of an average of 600 million baht per month.
This case stems from a scam involving a retired civil servant who was deceived by a call center gang. The scammers impersonated the police station on LINE and video-called the victim, who believed them and handed over more than 1.4 million baht. This was done through daily bank transfers and an additional 800,000 baht in cash left in a bag across from his house. A Malaysian man then collected the money and immediately left the country.
Pol. Col. Pakapol Suchol, Superintendent of Highway Police Division 2, revealed that the investigation found that the network had a Ms. Toon who acted as a liaison between the group of "mock accounts" and the Chinese leader of the gang. Their base of operations was in Laos, and she was responsible for making phone calls to defraud numerous victims of an average of 20 million baht per day. The perpetrators had changed their modus operandi from the original method of money transfers to tricking victims into depositing cash at various locations. Alternatively, they would trick victims who lacked the funds into acting as "mock accounts" to collect money from victims and deposit it at locations chosen by the group. The perpetrators and the Chinese leader would then rent a car to travel around Bangkok and its surrounding areas to collect the cash before storing it in the Huai Khwang area.
The investigation revealed that the Malaysian man had a history of traveling in and out of Thailand multiple times. Police are currently tracking him down using a red notice. As for the other nine individuals, eight are Thai nationals who acted as lookouts, while the fifth, Ms. Toon, served as a coordinator. Police have been gradually arresting them since December 3, 2015, until early January. Following the arrests, all perpetrators have been handed over to the police for legal proceedings.