B100m seized from Forex-3D suspectsdelving deep: A DSI official inspects a computer to check for evidence that may link it with the Forex-3D scam in Bangkok on Friday. Mr Somsak did not disclose the names of the assets' owners, saying more locations suspected of having involvement with the Forex-3D scam will be searched. Assets seized included luxury watches, cars, condominium rooms, computers and five plots of land in Chiang Mai. He said the DSI is investigating the foreign exchange trading scam, saying there are now more than 8,000 documented victims of the scheme. The Finance Ministry had never granted companies other than banks and securities firms permission to conduct online trading with foreign currencies, he said.

Source: Bangkok Post November 23, 2019 23:48 UTC