May 16, 2024
Thai woman conspires with romance scam gang to defraud businessman of 560,000 baht
41-year-old Thai businessman Nontaphan was defrauded of 560,000 baht by 26-year-old Thai woman Akira, who worked with a romance scam gang. Akira arranged meetings with victims through dating platforms and apps, installed an app on the victim’s phone, and enabled the gang to remotely control the device and conduct financial transactions. Nontaphan sought help from a non-profit organisation to track down Akira, who was eventually arrested and confessed to being part of a scam gang.