Serial Indian conman ripped off wealthy Bangkok doctor after befriending her online

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Serial Indian conman ripped off wealthy Bangkok doctor after befriending her online

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A detailed story of an Indian conman pretending to be a rich American to rip off people in Asia has come to light after Thai immigration made an arrest.

 

And in another case two Nigerian "romance scammers" were caught in Bangkok after pretending to be Europeans.

 

In the first case, Daily News screamed in their headline about the "despicable thief from the land of the roti" who ripped off the Thai doctor.

 

Vinay Mishra, 29, was arrested at a hotel in Sukhumvit Road Soi 50 in Phrakhanong on charges of theft during the hours of darkness and overstaying his visa.

 

Immigration police explained yesterday that Mishra went online to befriend women saying he was a rich US national in the hotel business.

 

He contacted the latest of his victims and a relationship developed after she believed him.

 

Daily News revealed that the woman concerned is a doctor at a well known private hospital with a billion baht in assets.

 

After meeting the doctor Vinay claimed that he was in trouble after being the victim of theft and found himself without cash.

 

The victim believed him and invited him to stay at her home.

 

He then stole a large amount of her property claiming that the theft was done by burglars.

 

But the penny dropped for the victim when no signs of forced entry were found so she called in the police to investigate Vinay's background.

 

He was arrested and found to be in possession of a haul of her property worth 200,000 baht - it included a computer notebook, camera, necklace, watch and credit cards.

 

Vinay admitted the crime.

 

He said that he pretended to be from the US to make himself and his claims more believable.

 

He would use "Find Friends Nearby" on Facebook or "Tinder" to look for potential victims.

 

Daily News said that he had committed similar crimes in Malaysia, China and Vietnam but had now met his match in Thailand.

 

Meanwhile in other related news the immigration department announced the arrest of two Nigerian "romance scammers".

 

Lawrence Osita, 32, was charged with illegal entry into Thailand and Stanley Peter Chakwubuga, 33 was detained on overstay charges. They were arrested at the St Charm Condominium Phase 1 in Sri Nakharin, Bangkok.

 

Immigration said they chatted online and set up a fake Facebook page posing as rich Europeans.

 

After finding Thai women who believed their stories they said they had sent expensive gifts through the post.

 

A third party would then contact the victims to say they represented a company, customs or an embassy and that customs fees needed to be transferred to an account to secure the release of the items.

 

Source: Daily News

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-10-13

[Just1Voice]

that second sam is as old as dirt, but I guess idiots are still falling for it.

 

[SpicyMeatball]

Fine them 500Baht. Case closed.

[ratcatcher]

You can't have your Khaek and eat it too.

[Kevbo]

What a piece of sh#t  scumbag !!

[wakeupplease]

Is it getting worse? the gullible standards I am taking about

 

How can anyone be so stupid its been going on for years

[PerkinsCuthbert]

"...he had committed similar crimes in Malaysia, China and Vietnam but had now met his match in Thailand."

 

They know a thing or two about cons in Thailand. And Bangkok's Finest are no slouches where there's money involved.

[Chris Lawrence]

I met this man who was begging in Sydney which supported his daily heroin addiction. He had to make $1000-1500 a week. Some weeks even more. Scammers are all around the world.

[Kevbo]

6 minutes ago, wakeupplease said:

Is it getting worse? the gullible standards I am taking about

 

How can anyone be so stupid its been going on for years

Yes, some people are naive, too trusting, perhaps even child-like in their judgement of others, but the law exists to protect such people from predatory scum like this

[Happyman58]

The doctor was a good catch Was she married? He stayed at her home  Sep bedrooms of coarse . 

[Kieranmc]

No different then the sick buffalo story. 

[anon789561]

those crimes are reserved for nigerians. arrest and deport 555.

[Kevbo]

2 hours ago, Happy enough said:

those crimes are reserved for nigerians. arrest and deport 555.

And Indians !

[nausea]

37 minutes ago, Kevbo said:

And Indians !

No, deport the Indian, romance scams reserved for Nigerians only, that's the joke.

 

16 hours ago, wakeupplease said:

Is it getting worse? the gullible standards I am taking about

 

How can anyone be so stupid its been going on for years

 

Part of the problem may be that a lot of these older women, although well educated, may have led very sheltered lives; I knew one, Masters degree, who went straight from living with her parents to living with her husband, and had never even been for a pizza.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[theguyfromanotherforum]

Hello my friend!

[bluesofa]

"A third party would then contact the victims to say they represented a company, customs or an embassy and that customs fees needed to be transferred to an account to secure the release of the items. "

 

When I worked in Chonburi a girl in our office was about to do exactly the same, until I stopped her and told her it was a scam.