24 Arrested for Romance Scam Targeting Japanese Victims

[snoop1130]

 

CHIANG MAI, May 19 (TNA) – Police arrested 24 Chinese and Thai suspects for running a romance scan at a resort hotel in the northern province and they allegedly tricked many Japanese victims.

 

Chiang Mai police and immigration police arrested 22 men and two women at a resort hotel in Ban Nong Yao village of Fang district and seized a large number of computers and mobile phones from them.

 

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The gang rented the whole resort hotel and turned it into their criminal base.

 

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[RichardColeman]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The gang rented the whole resort hotel and turned it into their criminal base.

Hotel either had a clueless manager, or one on the take and knew what was going on.

[Tarteso]

How Vely lomantics the Chineses are these days. 

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The gang rented the whole resort hotel and turned it into their criminal base.

Any news on what the owner of said resort might get.. 

a pardon I guess.

[SomchaiCNX]

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Hotel either had a clueless manager, or one on the take and knew what was going on.

But what would you do if your place would be empty with no support from the government?

Rent it out and be able to cover the costs or keep it empty and use your savings or go bankrupt?

 

[SomchaiCNX]

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Hotel either had a clueless manager, or one on the take and knew what was going on.

Lets include Thai Immigration or maybe agents they may have used to stay legally in Thailand lets check them also. Ask the local police why they noticed NOTHING special.

Edited May 20, 2022 by SomchaiCNX

[Bert got kinky]

 

Maybe not related but I asked my boss if I could leave an hour early the other day.

He said, "Only if you can make up the time."

I said "OK, it's 35 past 50".

 

[aussienam]

This is a well known scam literally called the 'pig butchering' scam - Sha Zhu Pan” (殺豬盤) romance scam.  

The idea is to seduce men online and then introduce them to a financial investment (often crypto or shares onto a fake exchange platform).  It can go for days/weeks/months.  

Fattening the pig for slaughter.  

 

Often handled by Chinese mafia.  Looks like the Thais are being recruited to join in on fleecing farangs too.  Lovely people.