Popular Post webfact Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 Thai woman conned out of thousands by "American" - he promised marriage and diamonds, she lost everything Channel 7 reported on the case of a 33 year old woman who thought she had found love with an American on Instagram. Four months ago he asked to add him as a friend and the couple were soon chatting and falling in love. He said he was the engineer on a ship and when he retired they would make a life together in Thailand. Despite this just being online chat the lady was convinced she had found her true soulmate. So when he contacted her to say he was getting $400,000 and would send it to her along with a bunch of diamonds she was all ears. A package arrived at customs and a helpful lady called the victim to confirm that there was a parcel for her that x-rays revealed contained a lot of very valuable goods. She was persuaded to transfer 36,000 to secure their release. She agreed to this and waited for the millions to arrive. Instead the same lady called back and said that 150,000 baht more was needed to complete the documentation. She contacted her boyfriend saying she had no money to pay. He said he would try and help and this convinced her to find her last remaining 140,000 baht and transfer it to the woman's account. After this the Instagram account was shut and the lady proved to be uncontactable. Police in Ratchaburi are now investigating what has become known as a "Romance Scam". Thaivisa notes that for years mostly Africans - and especially Nigerians - have been operating this scam in Thailand. Source: Channel 7 -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-04-28 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 And how can it be known he was actually an American, No actual phone calls, never hearing the voice, fake photos and such probably, Maybe it was the supposed other female who was working in conjunction with the Nigerians in their romance scams. It is not newsworthy as other than the woman loosing money, as the rest of the story is unknown.... 15 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 4MyEgo Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 13 minutes ago, webfact said: Four months ago he asked to add him as a friend and the couple were soon chatting and falling in love. He said he was the engineer on a ship and when he retired they would make a life together in Thailand. What a beautiful start to a story, then sadly, no happy ending ???? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scubascuba3 Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 She missed the memo that it's meant to work the other way around, take the money from the falang 6 1 1 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rkidlad Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 14 minutes ago, webfact said: So when he contacted her to say he was getting $400,000 and would send it to her along with a bunch of diamonds she was all ears. I bet she was. They call these ‘romance scams’ but I prefer to call them ‘greed begets greed scams’. 14 1 4 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nausea Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said: And how can it be known he was actually an American I don't think anyone's claiming it was a genuine "American", most likely a Nigerian scammer using a false identity. Some of these women must live in a bubble, plenty of publicity's been given to numerous identical cases. 8 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauGR1 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 11 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: She missed the memo that it's meant to work the other way around, take the money from the falang I think that she was dutifully following the memo, but she somehow got confused between instagram and real life. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post garrya Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 These conmen are usually Thai women paired up with farang counterparts. So a Thai woman conned another Thai. Lol 9 2 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 29 minutes ago, BobbyL said: How is this newsworthy at all? all tired of the day in and day out coronavirus news.... this one it's so stupid that will make some of us laugh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dddave Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 The "package" scam has been going on for years and has been written about on Thai Facebook a multitude of times. I knew 2 girls on "Date in Asia" who almost got snagged. The scammers even have a legitimate looking express tracking website. It's the old game where they get them all excited, stringing them along with tracking reports from stop to stop. Usually, the story is the cargo plane had an emergency and had to land in Malayasia and customs there is holding the package hostage. The "boyfriend" is en-route so he can not access his money. "Please help me darling, I will pay you back triple" Greed wins again. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mavideol Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 44 minutes ago, webfact said: Despite this just being online chat the lady was convinced she had found her true soulmate. O M G .... maybe she also believed that santa claus is coming to town 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post varun Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 For every opportunistic Thai ripping off a foreigner, there will be an equally opportunistic 419 scammer ripping off a greedy Thai - what goes around, comes around. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UbonThani Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 40 minutes ago, mauGR1 said: Personally i find it interesting and fascinating, almost unbelievable. He's getting one back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Enzian Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 I've reviewed a number of dating sites since my recent breakup, and they all say never get money involved especially if you have never met someone in person. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattd Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 40 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: She missed the memo that it's meant to work the other way around, take the money from the falang She was trying very hard to do this and was prepared to invest to do so, if the story is true then som nom na! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolitian Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 59 minutes ago, webfact said: Thaivisa notes that for years mostly Africans - and especially Nigerians - have been operating this scam in Thailand. Mostly them yes, but this time maybe a farang taking revenge ? ???? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsall Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) So all this time I've seen "No Scammers" on women's profiles. I thought they were talking about a man who tells them some BS, has sex with them and then moves on, the old "pump and dump." But it's actually a money scam. Learn something every day. Edited April 28, 2020 by Kelsall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerkinsCuthbert Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Oldy but goldy; redresses the Land of Scams balance somewhat. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bkk6060 Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 I guess she thought he was "different". 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Som nom na. ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post milys Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 35 minutes ago, garrya said: These conmen are usually Thai women paired up with farang counterparts. So a Thai woman conned another Thai. Lol Almost all of these scams are commited by west africans and not farangs 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 She should have told him: I love you and I don't care about money or diamonds. Come to Thailand and visit me. Or is it possible that money was more important to her than the love of her life? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cali farong Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 I’m sure he said he was rich American. Would he say he was African I doubt it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 One day I like to get some lessons from one of those scammer how to make a woman fall in love with me and spend lots of money in that process. These guys must have real talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rasmus5150 Posted April 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 1 minute ago, Cali farong said: I’m sure he said he was rich American. Would he say he was African I doubt it Many Americans have big wallets, and many Africans have big "something else". Easy too see what many women wants....???? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, Cali farong said: I’m sure he said he was rich American. Would he say he was African I doubt it He should send her a picture to impress her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 53 minutes ago, garrya said: These conmen are usually Thai women paired up with farang counterparts. So a Thai woman conned another Thai. Lol correct and shouldn't be hard to trace considering it surely must be a Thai bank account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 haha .... good job, boots on the other foot so to speak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) ya just cannot trust those nigerian americans now she's gotta fall for 3 more, just to break even for the first one... Edited April 28, 2020 by tifino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zikomat Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) Just 2 months ago my Pattaya ‘girlfriend’ copy pasted me exactly the same story from her Line. She was hesitating about how to react. But she has already provided the man she has never met in her life with her full name, postal address and other personal details. Then I told her to inform the man that she will not receive any parcels or packages in her name. That was enough for the millionaire- lover to disappear forever. These girls are greedy and stupid. An ideal type for all kind of the con masters. Edited April 28, 2020 by Zikomat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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