webfact Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Nigerian man arrested after scamming Thai women out of millions of BahtImage: Daily NewsBANGKOK:-- Police have arrested a Nigerian man over his involvement in an online scam which resulted in several Thai women being duped out of millions of Baht.Mgbenka Ogochukwu, 35, was arrested by officers from the Technology Crime Suppression Division at an address in the Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district.Police made the arrest following scores of complaints from Thai women who told police they had each been conned out of 100,000 Baht.The women explained how they had started chatting on Facebook, LINE and on dating websites to a man who they thought was living in Europe and who would soon be moving to Thailand.According to Daily News, each of the women wired Mgbenka hundreds of thousands of Baht after receiving a call from who they thought was the man they had been chatting to online.During the call, the women were told how their new European love interest was being detained at the airport with more than one million Baht in cash and needed 100,000 Baht transferring into an account immediately in order pay custom charges on the cash.Mgbenka admitted to police that he posed on Facebook pretending to be western men called either John or Mark and that he had chatted online to more than one hundred women.Mgbenka is currently being held in Bangkok awaiting further legal proceedings.Source: Daily News -- 2015-12-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhamBam Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 One born every day. How can so many fall for a scam like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomacht8 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) During the call, the women were told how their new European love interest was being detained at the airport with more than one million Baht in cash and needed 100,000 Baht transferring into an account immediately in order pay custom charges on the cash.Cute story, a new variant of the sick water buffalo story.Was certainly a lot of work to chat with hundreds of women.But finally he has found 10 naive women.Got today again an eMail from Nigeria.A prince have 10 million US dollars in his account.If I send him $ 5,000 he wants to share with me his 10 million. Edited December 4, 2015 by tomacht8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrizzla Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Wonder what the pic of the European man he was claiming to be looked like. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lingba Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 and Thai women don't scam men out of millions of baht everyday?....if you are stupid enough to send the money then you deserve to be scammed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkt83100 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Wonder what the pic of the European man he was claiming to be looked like. ... https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=811&q=European+Man&oq=European+Man&gs_l=img.12...0.0.0.7549.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1ac..64.img..0.0.0.oG8d6bEfy6A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Greed and gullibility. Potent combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimay1 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 If stupidity was a crime these women would surely be arrested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Customs charges on the cash? Oh dear, I hope the customs officials don't get any bright ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 During the call, the women were told how their new European love interest was being detained at the airport with more than one million Baht in cash and needed 100,000 Baht transferring into an account immediately in order pay custom charges on the cash. Cute story, a new variant of the sick water buffalo story. Was certainly a lot of work to chat with hundreds of women. But finally he has found 10 naive women. Got today again an eMail from Nigeria. A prince have 10 million US dollars in his account. If I send him $ 5,000 he wants to share with me his 10 million. I know an American guy. He has a PhD. One would think he was pretty sharp. Happened about 4 years ago that he fell for a Nigerian phishing scam. I only met him about 2 years ago. He lost his house in the US somehow. Something about a 2nd mortgage so he could deposit a little bit of $$ to get a lot of $$$. I just have fuzzy details, but that's the story I heard. Not any of my business really, so I never pressed for full details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyBowskill Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Roy Jones Jr's piled it on since not stepping in the ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 If stupidity was a crime these women would surely be arrested. If brains were dynamite they wouldn't have enough to blow their nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldiablo Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Still falling for the same old trick. When will people learn. We've all heard the saying that if "it sounds to good to be true it usually is" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alration Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Got today again an eMail from Nigeria. A prince have 10 million US dollars in his account. If I send him $ 5,000 he wants to share with me his 10 million. Bet you didn't...they don't ask for money up front, that comes much later in the scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Posted this 2.5 years ago.. Some things never change.. :> http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/640964-thai-woman-scammed-out-of-200000-baht-by-nigerian-419-approach/page-5#entry6426865 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) What I am really wondering is how many of these "naive" women thought that investing 100,000 Baht for a potential short-term return of at least 900,000 Baht - for which they doubtlessly would eventually fleece their "European love interest" - constituted an excellent yield. greed often speaks with a very loud voice in this country. Edited December 4, 2015 by Misterwhisper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacky54 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 mm Not sure if I hate the guy or love him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awayego Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Thai women? Som nam na! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 One born every day. How can so many fall for a scam like this? cos their greedy the Thais are thinking about the million baht he has and they want that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) mm Not sure if I hate the guy or love him luv him .............nice to see the boot on the other foot,for a change Edited December 4, 2015 by catman20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukecan Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Nigerians are the smartest expat bunch in Thailand, at least they dont entertain isaan princesses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 These guys are very good at what they do. Not many of these ladies have 100,000 baht in cash.....so where do they get the money to send to the Nigerians? I suppose they collect from some willing farang contributions for sick buffalo, milk for kids, and clinics for mom and dad. Easy come, easy go....but who are the real losers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybuz Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 if he had a million in cash,thats if i read it right, didn't these ladies think he could just hand over 100,000 of it to customs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 One born every day. How can so many fall for a scam like this? Name that tune "Gotta find me love!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge2bridge Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Unusual for a Thai Woman to be scammed. Usually the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante7 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 You can't con an honest person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springheeled jack Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 well well I am surprised thai women being conned out of thousands of baht this is definitely a first its usually the other way round sufficeth to say he didn't get away with it tough . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetime Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Turnabout, is fair play. Hats off to the gentleman from Nigeria, for his prowess at least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) What an irony if the money they sent was milked out of some farrang husbands before they jumped off the balcony Edited December 4, 2015 by Lupatria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHolmesJr Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Had to marvel at his ingenuity….the scam is old he just changed the mechanics and targeted a really gullible (and super greedy) audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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