webfact Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Flat raided in Prawet could be center of "Romance Scam" operation Picture: Sanook BANGKOK: -- Crime Suppression Division police armed with a search warrant checked a premises in a mansion building in the Prawet district of Bangkok on Thursday. Officers from the CSD's international crime section arrested a foreign national who was only described as "dark skinned". Taken into evidence were computer notebooks. bankbooks, ATM cards and a quantity of marijuana. Evidence of the transfer of funds was found on the computers that are being checked in detail to ascertain whether they were used as part of a "Romance Scam". Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-10-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Scamming male, female or both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie2016 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Couldn't possibly be Nigerian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceChee Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Well I would say it's a balanced deal ...there are scammers in Thailand scamming the foreigners and I Guess this is tit for tatProbably doesn't feel too good Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 2 hours ago, webfact said: ....the computers that are being checked in detail... At first, I didn't believe that was possible.....then I saw the baseball cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 They run pretty well organized "Express Package" scams on women using dating websites...especially "Date in Asia" A target will get a series of ardent letters from an "Oil Worker" or some other high paid transient occupation. After a bit of time, he announces he is coming to Thailand to marry her. He has many gifts for her and her family...gold, IPhones, cameras, ect including a sizeable bundle of cash. He can't carry them through airport security so he is sending it to her, using a special secret courier company only used by the Oil companies. He emails very authentic looking shipping documents as well as a functioning Air Courier website that actually accepts and displays tracking information as the shipment goes place to place. Suddenly an anguished phone call...he is in transit. The cargo plane had to make an emergency landing in Malaysia and the customs there wants $1000+++++ to release the package. Please Darling...Send the money to this bank account...if you have to borrow from a friend, tell them I will pay back double. I knew two very savvy girls who fell for this one. When you want to believe something, It's hard to ignore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 6 minutes ago, dddave said: They run pretty well organized "Express Package" scams on women using dating websites...especially "Date in Asia" A target will get a series of ardent letters from an "Oil Worker" or some other high paid transient occupation. After a bit of time, he announces he is coming to Thailand to marry her. He has many gifts for her and her family...gold, IPhones, cameras, ect including a sizeable bundle of cash. He can't carry them through airport security so he is sending it to her, using a special secret courier company only used by the Oil companies. He emails very authentic looking shipping documents as well as a functioning Air Courier website that actually accepts and displays tracking information as the shipment goes place to place. Suddenly an anguished phone call...he is in transit. The cargo plane had to make an emergency landing in Malaysia and the customs there wants $1000+++++ to release the package. Please Darling...Send the money to this bank account...if you have to borrow from a friend, tell them I will pay back double. I knew two very savvy girls who fell for this one. When you want to believe something, It's hard to ignore. That's what they do? No kidding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 With all the publicity on this scam I am surprised they still fall for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillageIdiot Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 18 minutes ago, dddave said: They run pretty well organized "Express Package" scams on women using dating websites...especially "Date in Asia" A target will get a series of ardent letters from an "Oil Worker" or some other high paid transient occupation. After a bit of time, he announces he is coming to Thailand to marry her. He has many gifts for her and her family...gold, IPhones, cameras, ect including a sizeable bundle of cash. He can't carry them through airport security so he is sending it to her, using a special secret courier company only used by the Oil companies. He emails very authentic looking shipping documents as well as a functioning Air Courier website that actually accepts and displays tracking information as the shipment goes place to place. Suddenly an anguished phone call...he is in transit. The cargo plane had to make an emergency landing in Malaysia and the customs there wants $1000+++++ to release the package. Please Darling...Send the money to this bank account...if you have to borrow from a friend, tell them I will pay back double. I knew two very savvy girls who fell for this one. When you want to believe something, It's hard to ignore. 10 minutes ago, gdgbb said: That's what they do? No kidding dddave wouldn't kid you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangKenStine Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) How to spot a romance scammer: They usually have a name that is any combination of 2 first names. Ie- David Henry, Henry David, Michael Gregory, Gregory Michael, Peter John, John Peter ... I could go on Google their FB image and it is a stock image, or a foreign public figure My GF has had friend requests from a few of these frauds, so I consider myself an expert debunker Edited October 17, 2016 by FarangKenStine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickmouse1 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 The most stupid one is sending the Parcel through UN DIPLOMATIC BAG? MANY WOMEN KNOW ABOUT THE SCAM BUT THEY R STILL FALLING 4 IT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 1 hour ago, realenglish1 said: With all the publicity on this scam I am surprised they still fall for it Greed, outweighs reasoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchings1963 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 My friend has been chatting to this man for over a year he had photo of him and his daughter,last month he said i want to come to see you i will arrive on the Sunday but i cannot meet you till after Monday because i have to sign a deal with a Bangkok firm, he sent a photo of his Quator air line ticket to her,on the Tuesday he asked her to send 30.000 bht because he was short of funds,so she asked me about it i told her he is a scammer,then he phoned her asking for the money when she said no a Thai women came on the phone,so my friend said can you talk to my police man standing here he wants to ask you questions straight away she put the phone down,now Facebook and his Tagged profile has gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 3 hours ago, jamie2016 said: Couldn't possibly be Nigerian. What was the giveaway dark skinned foreigner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 2 hours ago, Sphere said: At first, I didn't believe that was possible.....then I saw the baseball cap. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 2 hours ago, realenglish1 said: With all the publicity on this scam I am surprised they still fall for it Each new generation brings with it a new set of greed seekers. Everybody wants something for nothing. Nothing is what they get unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khon Kaen Dave Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Gotta love those scammergerians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 1 hour ago, scorecard said: ? "Sphere" was being facetious. Didn't you know that guys that wear baseball caps on backwards are often computer whiz-kids and can hack the Pentagon in 15 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RisingSun Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 5 hours ago, jamie2016 said: Couldn't possibly be Nigerian. Do not think you're smarter than Thai media. If they're Africans, the media would have made a better assumption that may include yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wow64 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 How did these guys slip through the check on foreigners in Soi 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soc Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 6 hours ago, FarangKenStine said: How to spot a romance scammer: They usually have a name that is any combination of 2 first names. Ie- David Henry, Henry David, Michael Gregory, Gregory Michael, Peter John, John Peter ... I could go on Google their FB image and it is a stock image, or a foreign public figure My GF has had friend requests from a few of these frauds, so I consider myself an expert debunker Just love that Americanism, "debunker"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kf6vci Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 No genuine business uses Western Union for payments. I tried to convince a woman in Mong Cai, Vietnam that her (unknown) relatives wouldn't be sending her a treasure "via London". It looks like the perp is shown sitting in the background with his hands cuffed? Enough said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 No pointing. I assume they assumed Jo Public would know the 'dark skinned' one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 14 hours ago, webfact said: Officers from the CSD's international crime section arrested a foreign national who was only described as "dark skinned". And why did they feel the need to do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 13 hours ago, elgordo38 said: What was the giveaway dark skinned foreigner? Could have been a sun tanned Swede. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Crack-down on Hubs of Counterfeit Love ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raro Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 On 17/10/2016 at 9:26 AM, realenglish1 said: With all the publicity on this scam I am surprised they still fall for it The sick buffalo also still seems to work.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubby johnson Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 It's 2016 and people still fall for online scams? Greed is eternal. Education is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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