CHIANG MAI, Nov 29 (TNA) – A Romance scammer gang
allegedly led by a Senegalese man has been nabbed for deceiving Thai women in
Chiang Mai city into transferring money worth at least Bt50 million.
Four women in Chiang Mai have filed police complaints of
falling victim to the gang who used social media accounts with false identities
of wealthy western men to develop romantic relationships.
Police followed traces and found Kanokarn Chankla, 25,
leading three accomplices running the social media accounts and handling bank
accounts.
Kanokarn claimed that she was given instructions by her
Senegalese ex-boyfriend who was living abroad.
Chiang Mai police said there were 80 more victims in many
provinces had wired money into the gang’s four bank accounts worth over Bt50
million.
Many romance scam gangs have been arrested in Thailand. Most of them involved African men using same
deceptive tricks luring Thai women into sham relationship.
Their victims would be asked to transfer money for the cost
of mailed gifts’ customs clearance by having Thai accomplices pretend to be
customs officials.
But for this gang, Pol
Maj-General Suraphol Prembutr said they lured their victims to wire money as
courier fee.(TNA)
