The Nigerian nationals bearing the names Katego Ofentse Makabane and Wayne Junior Shinbambo, both 35, attempted to cross the border to Laos at the Thai-Laos Friendship Bridge.
They told immigration officers they were going to the South African embassy in Vientiane.
However, when officers checked their South African passports they discovered a number of discrepancies.
During further questioning the two men confessed to using fake South African passports and admitted they actually from Nigeria.
One man said he had entered Thailand at Phuket Airport while the other said he entered at Padang Besar.
The men said a friend in Thailand made the fake passports for them after their original passports had expired.
The arrest of the two Nigerian men comes a day after a massive joint police operation involving officers from the Tourist Police, Immigration Bureau and Army arrested more than 50 foreigners during raids in Bangkok and Samut Prakan.
Police said the raids were carried out as part of crackdown on foreigners linked to crime in Thailand and who pose a security risk.
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