Thai court jails 22 Chinese and Taiwanese for call centre scam
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Bangkok Criminal Court Monday sentenced 15 mainland Chinese and seven Taiwanese to three years in jail for a call centre scam that bilked about 300 million dollars from victims in China, Taiwan and Malaysia, court officials said.
The sentences were reduced to 18 months after they all admitted their guilt.
The 22 defendants were arrested March 28 following a joint investigation involving police from Thailand, China, Taiwan and Malaysia.
The court found the defendants guilty of using Thailand as a base of operations to call victims and convince them to send money via ATM machines to accounts set up by the gang.//DPA
