Thai man deceived by online lover loses 3.5 million baht in elaborate scam

[webfact]

 

A Thai man fell victim to an elaborate online scam where he was deceived by a woman on Facebook. Despite never meeting in person, the man known as Toon, was convinced to transfer a total of 3.5 million baht to the woman, known as Boom Bim, only to find out that she had used another woman’s pictures and had lied about her life circumstances.

 

The story began when Boom Bim initiated a conversation with Toon on Facebook. She claimed to be the ex-girlfriend of Toon’s friend, Tawan. Although Toon had a friend named Tawan, he had never met this woman before. Attracted to her profile picture, he began chatting with her and agreed to start a relationship online.

 

Their relationship developed, and even though they had never met in person, they engaged in phone sex and even referred to each other as husband and wife. Toon admitted that he had never had a girlfriend before but felt a strong connection with her.

However, throughout their relationship, Boom Bim never showed her face during video calls and declined all of Toon’s attempts to meet face to face. She claimed that their stars were not aligned and that if they met, her parents would die.

 

by Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Photo courtesy of Sanook

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-11-04

 

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[2baht]

Toon petal, she sure got you! 😏🤣

[digger70]

Wow ,he got Done Nicely,Never seen her face ,Never met,Never Touched ,only Phone sex.

Gotta be stupid to fall for something like that.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Toon admitted that he had never had a girlfriend before but felt a strong connection with her.

Another green-horn taken down... 

[J Branche]

Thaiger story read like normal Sick Buffalo money requests.  Surgery, Money for School, etc.

No disrespect but if I am paying any concerning amount I am going to require proof.  Even ask for receipt photo.

 

3.5 million is a lot of money to many Thai people.  Hopefully he finds trusted friends or resources to use to help guide and avoid these types of situations in the future 

 

[vangrop]

I don't believe a word of this/his story. Could be a lunatic begging for attention

[StayinThailand2much]

Most expensive phone sex ever.

Edited November 4, 2023 by StayinThailand2much

[terryofcrete]

Looney Toon !

[McTavish]

Anyone who follows Sanook/Thaiger chat GPT generated click bait needs their head examined.  Social media gossip frequently gets twisted and expanded with financial amounts blown out by a wayward decimal point.

 

Even if half true, the idiot deserved to be ripped off.  Gutter news IMO.

[xtrnuno41]

........................... ........please stop it

[Deserted]

A fool and his money...

Edited November 4, 2023 by Deserted

[jacko45k]

9 hours ago, Deserted said:

A fool and his money...

Yes, it's a dodgy world... my Mrs currently miffed after a Facebook on-line pomelo seller scamming her! 

[2baht]

14 hours ago, StayinThailand2much said:

Most expensive phone sex ever.

 

     There is a guy, American guy, forget his name, paid a girl $130,000 USD just to keep quiet, imagine that!

 

 

Edited November 5, 2023 by 2baht

[OneMoreFarang]

Toon gets ripped off by Boom Bim. Only in Thailand.

Anywhere else on the planet that would be a cartoon.

 

See bottom right corner of the image. 

 

 

[OneMoreFarang]

When I read stories like that, I always wonder why these people (still) have so much money.

 

I would imagine a mentally challenged person like that won't be able to have a well-paid job.

And if he had money for whatever reason, maybe though inheritance, then there are enough opportunities in the real world to spend it all unwisely. 

[cdemundo]

Never had a girlfriend before.

Socially challenged.

and obviously, not the brightest star in the Milky Way.

 

[Pique Dard]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

 

A Thai man fell victim to an elaborate online scam where he was deceived by a woman on Facebook

here we go again

[FruitPudding]

The comments in this thread are completely different to those in the other thread now about the woman whose husband had 300,000 debt which she is now legally partly responsible for.

 

Relatively very little compared to 3.5 million, right? She could probably use her dowry to pay her half.

 

But this guy being cheated out of 3.5 million is a joke to you people. I wonder why? Hmm 😒 

[2baht]

Just now, FruitPudding said:

But this guy being cheated out of 3.5 million is a joke to you people. I wonder why? Hmm 😒 

 

     Because a fool and his money are soon parted! Should we cry??? 😏

[fondue zoo]

Are they bee keepers by trade?

 

22 hours ago, webfact said:

She claimed that their stars were not aligned and that if they met, her parents would die.

 

Yes, this is a common problem many of us have had to deal with, what to do, what to do. Want to bang but parents will die if we do, it's a pickle to be sure.

 

 

Edited November 5, 2023 by fondue zoo

[FruitPudding]

3 minutes ago, 2baht said:

 

     Because a fool and his money are soon parted! Should we cry??? 😏

 

Well, there's a lot of crying going on in the other thread right now for the woman who acquired 300,000 debt during marriage with her husband and doesn't want to pay it.

[2baht]

Just now, FruitPudding said:

 

Well, there's a lot of crying going on in the other thread right now for the woman who acquired 300,000 debt during marriage with her husband and doesn't want to pay it.

 

      Do both these stories not tell you a lot about Thai males!

[FruitPudding]

Just now, 2baht said:

 

      Do both these stories not tell you a lot about Thai males!

 

Go on then, enlighten us.

[2baht]

Just now, FruitPudding said:

 

Go on then, enlighten us.

 

     I'm not here to enlighten, Petal, you'll find out in good time if you're a stayer!

[FruitPudding]

Just now, 2baht said:

 

     I'm not here to enlighten, Petal, you'll find out in good time if you're a stayer!

 

So, nothing then. Got it. 🤡

[OneMoreFarang]

It seems the guy, and some readers here, never heard about: If it sounds too good to be true, then probably it is not true.

 

Let's say I would get a message from Lisa because she saw my facebook page and she would love to see me.

Apart from the fact that I don't use fb I would wonder why a beautiful talented girl would be interested in me. She wouldn't. Case closed.

If anybody continues from there in the hope that he's the man, then he has obviously a psychological problem and needs help.