Thai police raided a rented luxury house in the Nong Prue area of Pattaya. The residence was identified as a base used by a criminal gang to run a romance scam targeting widowed women in China. Investigators linked the operation to approximately 700 financial transfers. The transfers collectively amounted to about 350 million baht. Authorities said the victims were lured with false promises of love and marriage. The raid aimed to dismantle the network and halt further fraudulent transactions.