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Police in Bangkok Arrest Two Nigerians and an Indian National for Running Online Romance Scams

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Police show a suspects’ board of an Indian and two Nigerian men detained for involvement in an online romance scam based in Bangkok. – Photo Pawat Laopaisarntaksin

 

BANGKOK – Thailand’s Immigration Bureau (IB) has nabbed two Nigerian nationals and an Indian man in Bangkok for allegedly running romance scams.

The Immigration Bureau on Thursday announced that two Nigerians — Lawrence Osita Nwaenyi, 32, and Peter Stanley Chukwuebuka, 33 — were arrested at a condominium in Prawet district.

The duo allegedly used social media and chat programs to trick unsuspecting women into wiring money to them, according to IB acting commissioner Suthipong Wongpin.

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Pol Lt Gen Suthipong said the suspects had opened Facebook pages using false identities. They posed as rich Europeans and approached and befriended female Facebook users.

If the women agreed to a chat, the suspects would make romantic overtures and express interest in investing in businesses with the victims.

In most cases, the IB acting commissioner said, the suspects told the victims they had gifts for them, sending them photo-shopped pictures to make the scam look believable. Other gang members would then call the victims, pretending to be either customs or embassy officials, to seek a fee for the delivery of gifts.

Many victims fell for the trick and wired money to the suspects’ accounts.

The gang ceased contact with victims who became suspicious and would move on to find other people to scam online.

Pol Lt Gen Suthipong told the Bangkok Post that the two Nigerians spent most of their day working on the computer in their rented condo.

Police raided the room and caught the men red-handed as they were communicating with their victims, using chatting apps.

Police have charged Mr Osita with staying illegally in the kingdom and Mr Chukwuebuka with overstaying his visa.

They are reviewing evidence gathered from the condo to identify the victims, who will be interviewed later.

In a separate incident, the IB has arrested an Indian man, Vinay Mishra, 29, and charged him with theft.

The suspect allegedly used dating websites to lure women and asked to stay over at their houses, claiming he had been robbed and had no money.

He allegedly brought valuables stolen from his unsuspecting hosts to his hotel in Sukhumvit Soi 50.

By Pawat Laopaisarntaksin
Bangkok Post

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