Alleged Mastermind Behind $31M FINTOCH Exit Scam Arrested in Thailand

Thai authorities arrested Liang Ai-Bing a Chinese national accused of orchestrating a $31 million crypto Ponzi scheme at a luxury Bangkok residence on October 29 ￰1￱ to a local report

the arrest follows a coordinated intelligence operation between Thai and Chinese law enforcement targeting one of Asia’s most notorious digital currency fraud ￰2￱ had been living alone in a three-story home office in Wang Thonglang district since December 2024 paying approximately $4,645 monthly in rent.) May 23 2023 The stolen funds were bridged across multiple addresses on Tron and Ethereum networks as investors simultaneously reported withdrawal ￰3￱ Singapore’s Monetary Authority and Morgan Stanley had issued public warnings about the scheme before its collapse with Morgan Stanley explicitly stating it had no affiliation with FINTOCH and does not conduct business through social media or mobile ￰4￱ Actors to Assets The FINTOCH operation employed sophisticated deception tactics that extended beyond traditional fraud ￰5￱ website featured “ Bobby Lambert ” as CEO

though he was actually a paid actor with no connection to financial services.). #China #Bitcoin ￰0￱ — ￰6￱ (@cryptonews) September 30 2025 Qian masterminded an investment scam in China between 2014 and 2017 targeting over 128,000 victims before UK authorities seized 61,000 BTC.