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2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 10:07am, 27 Apr 2026Police in Thailand have arrested an Indonesian who allegedly defrauded Americans of about US$10 million, Thai authorities say, adding that they will extradite him to the United States.The 33-year-old Indonesian man was arrested on Friday at a luxury resort in the coastal town of Phuket after a tip-off from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Suriya Poungsombat of the national immigration police said on Sunday.The FBI had informed Thai authorities that the suspect left Dubai and travelled to the Southeast Asian nation on Wednesday, according to Suriya.
“The FBI said he was wanted for committing fraud against Americans of about US$10 million,” he added.
The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
