KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 9 -- A Malaysian man has been arrested by Thai police in Bangkok for allegedly posing as a government officer to cheat a woman through a phone scam, resulting in losses amounting to 3.3 million baht (RM426,000).

Thai police told Berita Harian that the 26-year-old suspect was detained at a hotel in the Don Mueang district on Thursday.

The report added that officers from the Don Mueang and Thung Khru police stations arrested the man, identified only as Tan, after a court issued a warrant for fraud and impersonation.

"Police also seized several items from the suspect, including clothes believed to have been worn during the crime, a black backpack, two mobile phones, several SIM cards, and three foreign debit cards," a p...