One lady informed she had actually received ‘World Bank’ loan … if she paid a cost
CHON BURI: A Nigerian male and his Thai other half were apprehended on Saturday in connection with an online love fraud that scammed Thai ladies out of more than 2 million baht.
Authorities, equipped with a search warrant released by the Pattaya Court, robbed a home in Sattahip district and captured Uchenna Joseph Amujiogu, 40, and Wassana Kanchiak, 36.
Pol Col Chiddecha Songhong, the Nong Prue cops chief, stated the arrest followed a grievance lodged with cops in February by a lady who asked not to be called.
She informed cops that she had actually called a Facebook user called “UD Danid” who had actually pretended to be an American military physician. They later on spoke on the Google Hangouts application, the lady stated, including that the male called himself David Mandy.
The male later on informed her that the “World Bank” had actually authorized a loan of US$ 500,000 (about 15 million baht) for her, however he asked her to very first transfer $50,000 for “business expenses” prior to he might offer her access to the remainder of the cash.
She moved the cash through an electronic banking app, just to learn later on that it was a rip-off, Pol Col Chiddecha stated.
