Bangkok, Central Investigation Police breaks down network. Romance scam gang Tricked into love for 6 years, tricked victims into transferring money The total damage value is more than 60 million baht. Central Investigation Police arrested Ms. Nonthikarn, 35 years old, Ms. Kritika, 30 years old, Mr. Kongphop, 34 years old, Mr. Jirasak, 31 years old, and Mr. Wachira, 30 years old. 5 suspects from the Romance Scam gang for the crime of 'jointly defrauding the public by representing oneself as someone else, acting together dishonestly or by deception Introduce into the computer system any distorted or falsified computer data. whether in whole or in part or false computer information in a way that is likely to cause damage to the people and conspire by agreement of two or more people to commit the offense of money laundering and the offense of money laundering has been committed because of the conspiracy. and work together to launder money.' According to the circumstances, around 2016, the victim used a dating website to find someone to talk to in the online world. It appears that the victim came across a dating post of "Miss Ice," a person with good looks. The LINE account claiming to be Ms. Ice was a fake LINE account of the criminal in order to defraud victims. The victim talked with Ms. Ice until they became close and liked each other until they got married. Later, Ms. Ice told the victim that she was sick with cancer. And a serious disease requires a lot of money for treatment. The victim has sympathy and liking for Ms. Ice, so she has continuously transferred money to the criminal. Ms. Ice has created many stories to deceive the victims. Many matters such as repaying borrowed debt, repaying family debt, daily consumer expenses, medical expenses, soliciting investment in real estate, etc. By the time of the incident The accused group stopped by the victim's house, claiming that Ms. Ice had sent them to take care of the victim. In addition, Ms. Ice claimed that when her condition improved, she would move to t he victim's house. causing the victims to believe that Ms. Ice really existed. Therefore, money was transferred to the accused group to cover the cost of home improvements and other expenses. From the investigation, it was found that the victim had handed over property to the criminal. More than 960 times, damage value 63,088,953 baht From the investigation it was found that Gangs of criminals have used other people's images to defraud real victims. and from examining the financial routes of the criminal group It was found that the criminal had used the account of the criminal group to receive money from the victim, claiming to be a person close to Ms. Ice. Will transfer money obtained from crimes to the accounts of other criminal groups. and has converted it into other assets and real estate Including cars and various brand names. The police searched and arrested a group of people involved in the crime. In the Bangkok area Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province and Sa Kaeo Province Able to inspect and confiscat e property Related to the offense, such as 11 mobile phones, bank accounts, cash cards, credit cards, a total of 13 items, and the seizure of amulets, talismans, brand name bags and shoes. and other assets Many more items Initially, Ms. Nonthikarn, accused number 1, confessed that Photographs of other people have been used to create false identities to defraud real victims. The picture and Line ID will be posted on various dating websites to find people to talk to. When the victim joins Line, they will talk to create romantic intimacy. The victim in this case added Line. When they talked and became close, they created various stories. In order to deceive the victims into believing and transferring money As for the money that has been transferred, it will be distributed in different amounts among the criminal groups themselves. and use it for extravagant expenses Buy a brand name bag Travel abroad, buy land, and many other valuable assets. In this regard, the Central Investigation Police Please send a warnin g to the public. Please use caution when using online dating applications or websites. In addition to causing regret, it may also cause the loss of a large amount of property. And we ask that you use online media knowingly about romance scams and fraudsters. You should not reveal personal information. and do not transfer money to unknown persons. Have you ever been deceived by such a group of criminals? You can contact Subdistrict 2, Royal Thai Police to further coordinate information in the relevant areas. Source: Thai News Agency