Four Britons, a Filipino woman and a French man have been arrested for allegedly deceiving foreigners to invest in stocks of bogus firms through the Internet and taking their money, a senior police officer said yesterday.
The six were arrested last week while carrying out the scam at a rented house in Bangkok's Thonglor Soi 25, said Central Investigation Bureau deputy chief Pol Maj-General Panya Mamen.
Police seized seven desktop computers, six notebook PCs, three computer servers and 31 mobile phones as well as some documents from the house. Interpol had contacted police about some Thai-based and Philippines-based "bogus firms" that were tricking foreigners to invest in stocks via Internet, he said.
The Thai police investigated and learned about this group of foreigners carrying out the scam at the house, so police asked Phra Khanong Court to issue a search warrant.
Information from the seized computers showed the group tricked victims into investing over Bt100 million in stocks in fake companies, he alleged.
The foreigners claimed they were hired by a man identified only as "Paul" for Bt30,000 to Bt50,000 a month to key in data and make phone calls.
The six were initially charged for putting false information on to the Internet and knowingly distributing false data in a bid to earn money from others, as well as working in Thailand without permits.
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