Woman nabbed by Thai police on alleged link to $182 million romance scam

Thai authorities arrested a 52-year-old woman allegedly involved in laundering proceeds from what is described as the costliest romance scam in Thailand’s history; she is accused of opening bank accounts at the behest of a Nigerian partner to move funds tied to a 6.2 billion Baht (~$182.8M) fraud. The report links the scheme to an earlier case where an employee was social-engineered via LinkedIn and WhatsApp, notes the transnational nature of the gang (arrests in Thailand and Malaysia), and highlights large-scale victim losses commonly associated with romance-scam campaigns.