Thai police bust call scammers who preyed on older Americans


Game over: Policemen talking to the suspects (in light green T-shirts) at the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau in Bangkok, Thailand. — AP

THAI police said they busted an international gang that operated call centres to deceive older Americans into wiring them money, netting more than US$87mil (RM388mil).

Police said they arrested 21 suspects on Tuesday after raiding nine locations in four Thai provinces, seizing 162 bank accounts, 61 mobile phones, two cars, one gun, and multiple real estate properties.

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