webfact Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Nigerian romance scammer arrested by Big Joke on four year overstay Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath's columnist Pluengpayak reported that Immigration Chief Maj-Gen Surachate Hakparn had arrested another romance scammer from Nigeria. Evidence of 41 victims were found on the African's phone along with pictures of young white men, eligible bachelors and handsome soldiers used to make fake profiles on Facebook and Instagram. The columnist outlined the methods of romance scammers that Surachate - known as Big Joke - has been targeting since his days as assistant chief at the tourist police. Through online chat the scammers - unashamedly described as blacks by Pluengpayak - chat up Thai women from all walks of life nationwide. The blacks pose as farangs, he said. Then they purport to have sent gifts through the mail - these get stuck at customs. Thai women who aid the scammers then pose as state officials to request tax payments be sent to release the gifts. Some victims part with 20,000 to 30,000 baht initially. Others are conned into parting with "late payments" up to 90,000 baht. The latest arrest was Kerry Samuel Madubuchi, 30, a Nigerian who was living in a rented house in Nonthaburi. He was found to be on overstay of four years six months and 29 days. He was nabbed along with the phone evidence and other items such as bank records. Plueangpayak said that the Maj-Gen had also charged the house owner for not reporting a foreigner at his address. And he was following up with the owners of the accounts used in the scam. The columnist said that all this should act as a warning to Thai women not to be taken in. In the body of his column he said that Thai women "took pity" on the people who scammed them regarding the gifts that were stuck at customs. The word greed was not mentioned. Source: Thai Rath -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-11-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, webfact said: The word greed was not mentioned. this is the key to the scam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatalot Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 The foto shows clearly he is a dark rider from "Lord of the rings" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagalong Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 3 hours ago, AGareth2 said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Crank Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 The thai women paid because they thought what they were getting was worth more then what they were paying = greed The oldest motivation in the world of scams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcula Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 The blacks pose as farangs...... while the browns pose as state officials and victims. Greed drives them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 4 hours ago, webfact said: and handsome soldiers used to make fake profiles on Facebook and Instagram. Bet he would've got zilch back with this handsome soldiers profile up .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I always find it difficult to comprehend why people worldwide still fool fall for these scams. It is very easy to check online, reverse photo searches, reverse text searches in Google, IP addresses and phone number checks online. If some Nigerian sends an email offering to pay $26 million into my bank account or some stunning beautiful 25 year old Russian model claims to have seen my profile somewhere, fallen madly in love with me and then asks me to book our wedding, I press the delete button immediately. How can some people be so stupid as to send money to people they don`t know and have never met just based on a photo and a few nice words? Sure beats me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowin Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Its great these African scammers are being caught. DEPORT them all Big Joke ????. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, cyberfarang said: I always find it difficult to comprehend why people worldwide still fool fall for these scams. It is very easy to check online, reverse photo searches, reverse text searches in Google, IP addresses and phone number checks online. If some Nigerian sends an email offering to pay $26 million into my bank account or some stunning beautiful 25 year old Russian model claims to have seen my profile somewhere, fallen madly in love with me and then asks me to book our wedding, I press the delete button immediately. How can some people be so stupid as to send money to people they don`t know and have never met just based on a photo and a few nice words? Sure beats me. They must be the same people who believe the word 'gullible' is no longer in the dictionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckThai Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Seems like a couple of times per month, my wife forwards a line message from one of her friends, asking if a message/request for cash from a "farang suitor" is legitimate. Legit or not, I say go/have someone go to customs, and pick up the gift, never send money. It's a sad never ending game that the ladies fall (or almost fall) victim to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 He must of had his eyes closed , Jeez that is one black look ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3NUMBAS Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 they should all be banned for ever as none are genuine tourists ,they only go to thai for purposes of crime and racketeering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Looks like BJ has bagged an empty hoodie to me ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machiavelli Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 5 hours ago, blowin said: Its great these African scammers are being caught. DEPORT them all Big Joke ????. They should deport all breaking the law, including European kiddie diddlers (the north and northeast are infested) and African scammers. All lawbreakers out. There is no better lawbreaker. DEPORT them all Big Joke. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottjouro Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 59 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said: they should all be banned for ever as none are genuine tourists ,they only go to thai for purposes of crime and racketeering Why stop there Thailand is full farangs who are not geniune tourists...let deport and ban them as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I am tempted to offer myself for free and tell them I'm a millionaire. I wonder how many FB friends I will get... Just play the game until after our first date , then rinse and repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chama Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 It's good to hear Big Joke continues to do his job....but why is doing his job such an amazing feat? Is it because the rest of the law enforcement officials at his rank are not doing theirs? No wonder the lower ranks have so many who are just there for the tea money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowin Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 On 11/27/2018 at 1:57 PM, Machiavelli said: They should deport all breaking the law, including European kiddie diddlers (the north and northeast are infested) and African scammers. All lawbreakers out. There is no better lawbreaker. DEPORT them all Big Joke. ???? If you know of any of those perpetrators above give big joke a bell and does all a favor . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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