Two Nigerian nationals were arrested by The Immigration Bureau (IB) on Thursday, in Bangkok for allegedly running romance scams.

The suspects, Lawrence Osita Nwaenyi, 32, and Peter Stanley Chukwuebuka, 33, were arrested at a condominium in Prawet district.

According to IB acting commissioner Suthipong Wongpin, the duo allegedly used social media and chat programmes to trick unsuspecting women into wiring money to them.

Pol Lt Gen Suthipong Wongpin said the suspects had opened Facebook pages using false identities. They posed as rich Europeans and approached and befriended female Facebook users.


If the women agreed to a chat, the suspects would make romantic overtures and express interest in investing in businesses with the victims.

In most cases, the IB acting commissioner said, the suspects told the victims they had gifts for them, sending them photoshopped pictures to make the scam look believable.

Other gang members would then call the victims, pretending to be either customs or embassy officials, to seek a fee for the delivery of gifts.

Many victims fell for the trick and wired money to the suspects' accounts.

The gang ceased contact with victims who became suspicious and would move on to find other people to hoodwink online.

Pol Lt Gen Suthipong said the two Nigerians spent most of their day working on the computer in their rented condo.

Police raided the room and caught the men red-handed as they were communicating with their victims, using chatting apps.

Police have charged Mr Osita with staying illegally in the kingdom and Mr Chukwuebuka with overstaying his visa.

They are reviewing evidence gathered from the condo to identify the victims, who will be interviewed later.

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Posted: at 14-10-2017 08:22 AM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Chhaaaiiiiiiiii but why??.....,,                             

Posted: at 14-10-2017 08:37 AM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero

I no no why all dese black monkeys esp. d one with no.77 go leave bush dier house begin dey disgrace dier family for street

Posted: at 14-10-2017 08:39 AM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero

PLS POSTER THEY ARE NOT NIGERIANS ;DONT MISLEAD US THEY ARE BIAFRANS

Posted: at 14-10-2017 08:39 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac

These my Biafran brothers no try at all,that aside,if you offer born troway an opportunity to crawl out of the rocks where he lives and see the bright lights of Bangkok to be an armed robber,he could kill for it

Posted: at 14-10-2017 09:18 AM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Moderator, I'm sorry if my remarks will be kinda offensive, but I need to make it; My Igbo brothers please I know you guys are widely travelled and industrious but please do well to go legal. You guys I know are very very good at achieving, so try to achieve legally and the sky's the limit. I respect you guys a lot for your ability to achieve even in the midst of nothing.
So do well and do me proud and go legit always.

Posted: at 14-10-2017 09:24 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac

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Posted: at 14-10-2017 09:34 AM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero

be like say dem Xmas don come earlier ... prison time

Posted: at 14-10-2017 11:36 AM (6 years ago) | Grande Master

                                                                           

Posted: at 15-10-2017 11:54 PM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero

 if i talk now.....let them face the penalty...

Posted: at 16-10-2017 11:26 AM (6 years ago) | Hero

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