Swedish Man Scammed by Thai Woman, Loses Over 300,000 Baht

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Swedish Man Scammed by Thai Woman, Loses Over 300,000 Baht

 

Picture courtesy: Amarin TV

 

A 42-year-old Swedish man named Ahmet recently found himself the victim of a heartbreaking scam after falling for a Thai woman he met online. The deception cost him over 300,000 baht (approximately £7,000), and now Ahmet is seeking help to recover his money and ensure his safety.

 

Ahmet met the woman through a dating app in June and soon believed he had found true love. By late July, she had convinced him to send money for a wedding, claiming they should equally share the expenses. Ahmet sent a whopping 359,000 baht before he travelled to Sukhothai on August 25 to meet her in person.

 

Upon arrival, he was left waiting in a temporary room she said belonged to a relative. After two days of silence, Ahmet realised he had been deceived.

 

Desperate, he sought the help of local rescue workers engaged in flood relief efforts in the area. They were able to contact the woman and arrange a traditional engagement ceremony on August 30, as a stand-in for the now vanishing wedding plans.

However, things took an even darker turn when the woman’s husband, a soldier from Tak province, called the rescue team, asserting that he was still legally married to her and that he planned to take legal action against Ahmet.

 

Shocked and scared, Ahmet went to the Sri Samrong Police Station to file a fraud complaint. Despite the dire situation, the police refused to accept his complaint.

 

During this chaotic scene, the angry husband confronted Ahmet, verbally abusing and even pushing him at the police station. Feeling unsafe and keen to retrieve his lost money, Ahmet turned to Mr. Ekapop Leungprasert, advisor to the Minister of the Interior and the founder of the Saimaithongrod Facebook page, for assistance.

 

Ahmet's troubling experience serves as a cautionary tale about the risks of online relationships and making financial commitments based on them. While he continues his fight for justice, his story highlights the importance of being vigilant in the digital age.

 

-- 2024-09-05

 

 

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[worgeordie]

Good luck , your going to need it..

 

regards Worgeordie

[JeffersLos]

17 minutes ago, webfact said:

Swedish man named Ahmet

 

 

 

His best friend is Turkish Sven. 

[richard_smith237]

Meanwhile The Soldier and his Thai wife are enjoying their spoils !!!!... 

 

 

[Artisi]

Only 300,000, he got off lightly. 

[BangkokReady]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Shocked and scared, Ahmet went to the Sri Samrong Police Station to file a fraud complaint. Despite the dire situation, the police refused to accept his complaint.

 

Take note.  It's sadly not uncommon for Thai police to side with a Thai against a foreigner, even when the Thai is the one who broke the law and the foreigner is the victim.

[BangkokReady]

32 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Meanwhile The Soldier and his Thai wife are enjoying their spoils !!!!... 

 

Having given the local police their share...

[Crossy]

Do you ever get that feeling of déjá-vu??

 

[steven100]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Desperate, he sought the help of local rescue workers engaged in flood relief efforts in the area. They were able to contact the woman and arrange a traditional engagement ceremony on August 30, as a stand-in for the now vanishing wedding plans.

 

 

why would he even want anything to do with her after what she did ... except exterminate her,  he should be fuming as he wants his money back.   Why settle for an engagement ceremony as a stand-in   ??

 

The problem would be the communication barrier, also threats from the army husband,  also no one on his side as translator and back up support.  He would be in a bad situation ... 

 

 

[MalcolmB]

He could have gone to Pattaya and had 300 of them. 
 

[Cameroni]

28 minutes ago, steven100 said:

 

why would he even want anything to do with her after what she did ... except exterminate her,  he should be fuming as he wants his money back.   Why settle for an engagement ceremony as a stand-in   ??

 

The problem would be the communication barrier, also threats from the army husband,  also no one on his side as translator and back up support.  He would be in a bad situation ... 

 

 

 

Because he's in love. You wouldn't understand.

 

 

 

[BangkokReady]

39 minutes ago, steven100 said:

why would he even want anything to do with her after what she did ...

 

Cost sunk fallacy... 😬

[2008bangkok]

Rakesh was probably trying to get a marriage visa and got scammed on his way 

[2008bangkok]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

what your really trying to say is you can't trust any Thai and especially online or anything to do with money.

 

There... fixed it for you... 

I remember when I was young, beautiful 6ft 4 chiseled looker, anyway I got scammed for a coconut juice and a chocolate bar, same thing police sided with the ladyboy.

[Gottfrid]

5 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Meanwhile The Soldier and his Thai wife are enjoying their spoils !!!!... 

 

 

Exactly. By all means, do not check transfer and confiscate the money. Instead let them use it, so he never can have it back. That´s fantastic. 

[GoodieAfterDark]

13 hours ago, Artisi said:

Only 300,000, he got off lightly. 

 

Yes. He is lucky he did not have time to buy her house.

[Dave0206]

Sounds like ahmet is a slow learner I'm surprised a good samaritan did not promise to get his money back for a upfront fee of 100.000 

[CANSIAM]

The ole saying "No honey Big money"..........

[SAFETY FIRST]

14 hours ago, webfact said:

Ahmet is seeking help to recover his money 

 

keen to retrieve his lost money, Ahmet turned to Mr. Ekapop Leungprasert,

What an idiot. 

 

Mr Ekapop is keen to take more of the fools money. 

 

[globalspark]

Oh well another  Farang who has not read Private Dancer.The book should be made compulsory for any Farang going to Thailand. 

After spending   a long time in Thailand   always on short term   visas I have seen   and read and still read about these scams.300000 Baht is a lot of money but my friend lost   about 1  Million Dollars on what I call a scam in Thailand and when the last Dollar was spent she  was gone.

You can   take the horse to water but you cannot make him drink People are always offing advise   on these matters   but you always think   oh no my girlfriend is different.

 We Western  people find it strange  that a women  there will marry a  farang when she has a husband in the village.In some cases relocate to a Western Countries with husband number 2 or 3   while her husband is in the village  drinking and partying on money sent each month from  wife.

I could write 10 books on the topic  and all true stories.

[Karlik Pu]

13 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Meanwhile The Soldier and his Thai wife are enjoying their spoils !!!!... 

 

 

Now both scammers are  having fun in Ahmets Sweden 555

Tack så mycket, Ahmet!

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, webfact said:

Ahmet met the woman through a dating app in June and soon believed he had found true love. By late July, she had convinced him to send money for a wedding, claiming they should equally share the expenses. Ahmet sent a whopping 359,000 baht before he travelled to Sukhothai on August 25 to meet her in person.

 

13 hours ago, Crossy said:

Do you ever get that feeling of déjá-vu??

 

Should have consulted AN if it was a good idea before parting with any money.

[watchcat]

12 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

He could have gone to Pattaya and had 300 of them. 
 

 

Was this the reason you left Phuket?

[freedomnow]

26 minutes ago, globalspark said:

Oh well another  Farang who has not read Private Dancer.The book should be made compulsory for any Farang going to Thailand. 

After spending   a long time in Thailand   always on short term   visas I have seen   and read and still read about these scams.300000 Baht is a lot of money but my friend lost   about 1  Million Dollars on what I call a scam in Thailand and when the last Dollar was spent she  was gone.

You can   take the horse to water but you cannot make him drink People are always offing advise   on these matters   but you always think   oh no my girlfriend is different.

 We Western  people find it strange  that a women  there will marry a  farang when she has a husband in the village.In some cases relocate to a Western Countries with husband number 2 or 3   while her husband is in the village  drinking and partying on money sent each month from  wife.

I could write 10 books on the topic  and all true stories.

The $1million story would be enough.

What a jaw-dropping amount.

[spidermike007]

How does someone decide to marry a gal, without meeting her first? And how does he even know it is a woman, when meeting online? And why would a man decide to marry in a month, having spent no time together? There are desperados, and then there are utter desperados, without any self esteem, or self preservation instincts. A man like this is a blight on our gender. 

 

This man violated every rule in the book. He deserves no sympathy. Time is ALWAYS our ally, and never theirs. So take you time, get to know who they really are, and how they act under duress. And spending alot of time together, one to five years minimum, before committing to them. What a goon. 

[terryofcrete]

Some Turkey he is… well ready for pluckin !

[DUNROAMIN]

YOUR VERY HANDSOME, SEND 300,000B LOVE YOU LONG TIME. NEVER ENDING STORY IN THAILAND.

[Brick Top]

" Another one bites the dust "

[Brick Top]

13 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

He could have gone to Pattaya and had 300 of them. 
 

No , he would have bought the first one a car with the 299,000 he had left , but at least he would have got one shag out of it 

[itsari]

14 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

We all know, the USA is different.

That's why most of us never want to go there.

Are you sure that it is the most of us ?

How do you work that out?

Stupid statement