A group of Chinese students on Tuesday filed a police complaint against a condominium agent they had paid about 10 million baht to arrange rented accommodation, but had failed to do so. 

One of the students told reporters he had contacted the agent to arrange the rental of a condominium unit for three years while he studied for his master's degree and doctorate in Thailand.

He had paid 156,000 baht in advance rent, which was set at 4,000 baht per month. But when he arrived in Thailand the condo accommodation differed from the deal he had agreed to.

After staying there for five months, the agent moved him to another condominium, saying his former unit had been sold. Five months later the owner of the new condominium told him to leave because the agent was not paying the rent.

Another student said he contacted the same agent to buy a condominium for 1.2 million baht. He transferred a 50,000-baht deposit to the agent in February last year, and afterwards the agent could not be contacted.

Most of the complainants had arrangements to rent or buy condominiums in the Ratchadaphisek area of Bangkok.

Lawyer Preechaya Boonprakong said this particular accommodation scam had been operating since 2024, and about 70 Chinese students had been defrauded of about 10 million baht in total.