A Nigerian man and his Thai wife were arrested by police for allegedly
swindling marriage-seeking Thai women out of a total of 20 million baht
via an internet romance scam.
According to Crime Suppression Division Deputy Commander who confirmed the arrest in a press conference today,
September 15th, police arrested 33-year-old Chinaka Chinedu and his wife, Uraporn Kesawatana, 34, on Phetkasem 77 Road in Nong Khaem district, Bangkok.
The arrest followed a report from immigration police at Survarnabhumi airport that many people showed up at the main airport of Bangkok to bribe police and customs officials and claim parcels containing merchandise and tens of US dollars in cash which actually never existed.
Chinedu
had allegedly picked his female victims on chatting websites, claiming
to be a handsome, white and wealthy. He would them lure the women with
promises of love and marriage. Then he told the women that bhe had some
cargoes stuck at the airport and needed money to bribe airport
authorities to get the goods. The suspect promised to share income
earned from the cargoes with them.
His
Thai wife sent bank account numbers to the victims and told them to pay
transfer $30,000-50,000. Once they got the money, the couple turned
of their phones. She also transferred part of the money to their
accomplices in Malaysia.
Ms
Uraporn ssaid the scam went on for year and they made off with about
20 million baht. Police also discovered that Chinedu's visa has already
expired. Meanwhile, Pol Col Sitthatkhet said that they are currently
searching for other Thai women who were members of the Romance Scam
gang.
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