A Nigerian
man, who pretended to be a beautiful female American soldier on Facebook, has
been arrested by Thailand authorities for internet romance fraud.
The Nigerian,
known as Antonio Jose Carlos or ‘Star Boy’ in his community, had been targeting
lonely Thai men and defrauding them of their savings with promises of love.
According to
reports from the Asian country, the 35-year-old was arrested alongside his
20-year-old Thai girlfriend, Sukanya Sakaew, in an apartment in Chaengwattana.
Thai police
allegedly found six mobile phones and a few bank books at the apartment, which
had a circulating fund of THB3 million (about $92,000).
Police investigators said,
“Star Boy” was engaged in ongoing conversations with 38 middle-aged men, adding
that the amount he conned off his targets were yet to be ascertained.
Reports further said five
members of the ‘Star Boy’ gang – all Nigerians – were arrested after an
investigation.
The gang was said to have
played on their victims’ desperate need for romance and tricked them into
transferring money to its bank accounts. Some had built social media profiles
to give the appearance of a luxurious lifestyle, then asked victims to invest
in a business with them.
Police have charged the
suspects with fraud and putting false information into a computer system that
causes damages to others.
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