rooster59 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Nigerian arrested for cheating people out of Bt370m By The Nation A Nigerian man has been arrested for allegedly deceiving customers of a firm to wire him and his accomplices up to Bt370 million. Immigration Bureau acting chief Pol Lt-General Sompong Chingduang held a press conference on Friday to announce the arrest of Bertrand Ifeanyichukwu Akile. Sompong said Akile was arrested under a warrant issued by the Criminal Court on September 14, 2011, on charges of collaborating with others to forge documents and using them to impersonate others as well as uploading false information and being part of an international criminal gang. Sompong said Akile was nabbed after his two accomplices, Bright Chyoke Nidubuze and Omnyekachuawu Elvis Smart Egbule, had been arrested in 2015 for the same charges. He said Akile had been on the run since 2005 after he and his accomplices forged an email account of a company to send emails deceiving clients of the firm to transfer money. The officer also said the Immigration Police Division 1 found that Akile had applied for a visa extension using a new passport, but the bureau’s biometric identification system helped identify him as a suspect wanted under an arrest warrant. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30373280 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-07-20 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa inf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 11 minutes ago, rooster59 said: Sompong said Akile was arrested under a warrant issued by the Criminal Court on September 14, 2011, Such efficiency! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonthai Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 12 minutes ago, rooster59 said: Sompong said Akile was nabbed after his two accomplices, Bright Chyoke Nidubuze and Omnyekachuawu Elvis Smart Egbule, had been arrested in 2015 for the same charges. not bright and smart to stay for 4 years in a country, where they committed crime. Unless you are a kiler, than you have another 4 years to spend all the stolen money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 17 minutes ago, PatOngo said: Such efficiency! Take into consideration that he had been on the run since 2005 also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badbanker Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, londonthai said: not bright and smart to stay for 4 years in a country, where they committed crime. Unless you are a kiler, than you have another 4 years to spend all the stolen money He was bright and smart as he left Thailand illegally through a land border and went back to Nigeria. Probably spent all the money! From there he acquired a new identity and came back to Thailand for round 2 as many do. He was caught because the new biometric system found his new identity and attached it to his real original ID and picture! Sadly we have to put up with the extra time the new system requires to gain entry. We can be glad however, that many not so good people will be caught! The new fingerprint and biometric entry system is going to catch many more in the coming months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 31 minutes ago, rooster59 said: Elvis Smart Egbule Why didn't Elvis leave the building while he had the chance....not too Smart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 31 minutes ago, PatOngo said: Why didn't Elvis leave the building while he had the chance....not too Smart! Looks like there's gonna be some Jail House Rock instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Just now, RotBenz8888 said: Looks like there's gonna be some Jail House Rock instead. Not sure which is better, Jailhouse Rock, or Brighton Rock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Going to prison, i suggest Elvis change name to Rocky, ASAP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 37 minutes ago, bluesofa said: Not sure which is better, Jailhouse Rock, or Brighton Rock? I bet Bright will choke with laughter.???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Badbanker said: He was bright and smart as he left Thailand illegally through a land border and went back to Nigeria. Probably spent all the money! From there he acquired a new identity and came back to Thailand for round 2 as many do. He was caught because the new biometric system found his new identity and attached it to his real original ID and picture! Sadly we have to put up with the extra time the new system requires to gain entry. We can be glad however, that many not so good people will be caught! The new fingerprint and biometric entry system is going to catch many more in the coming months Ive cut my fingers off and gouged my eyes out, seems to be working so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaanbiker Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Oh, I see. He's innocent, just the ordinary digital nomad who always pays his taxes and helps older people cross the street if there's a lot of traffic. Criminals from Nigeria? Never heard of, they must make that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaanbiker Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, Chazar said: Ive cut my fingers off and gouged my eyes out, seems to be working so far Great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Is an honest Nigerian an oxymoron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 part of a gang so probably did not control the loot. have fun in prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 With 370m in his pocket he must be the prince of Nigerian thieves???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 54 minutes ago, Chazar said: Ive cut my fingers off and gouged my eyes out, seems to be working so far I take it your using a speech-to-text app now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogi100 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 "Bright Chyoke Nidubuze and Omnyekachuawu Elvis Smart Egbule, " Where on earth do they get these names from!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 38 minutes ago, giddyup said: Is an honest Nigerian an oxymoron? Yes, but with the honest or oxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 A post which changed the contents of a quote has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoBoTheClown Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Bt370 million! Its amazing that there are so many ignorant and greedy people out there that fell for this con game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohy Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Bugger! i have just sent this guy a cheque to help him send 120 000USD to me from his dead uncle !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 2 hours ago, holy cow cm said: part of a gang so probably did not control the loot. have fun in prison. He'll have plenty of company with his own countrymen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the guest Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Nigerians (in most cases) are bad news. They are famous for scamming people, and are natural deviants. Better for Thailand just to stop people coming in from this country, too much hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 i like the bureau’s biometric identification system, i wish it every success in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike787 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 What??? Another one? We just read the other day a Nigerian with a Thai women did the same. Dam these people. Trust NO ONE!!! Open NO email attachments. If anyone offers you money, but demands cash in return: Tell them you send me the money first, I will pay you the difference, first send the paper work to my lawyer...we'll be in touch. IF nothing comes of it, there's your answer.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 4 hours ago, sammieuk1 said: With 370m in his pocket he must be the prince of Nigerian thieves???? i believe he listened to a book called how to win friends and influence people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whip Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 They are branching out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenm Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 14 hours ago, londonthai said: not bright and smart to stay for 4 years in a country, where they committed crime. Unless you are a kiler, than you have another 4 years to spend all the stolen money Obviously he must have submitted his TM30 reports otherwise he would never have been found.. Only logic that is.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pique Dard Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 i've yet to read something good and positive about nigerians living in thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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