A 35-year-old Nigerian man known in his local community as "Starboy" has been arrested in Bangkok by the Thailand police for scamming lonely Thai men.

in #africa7 years ago

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According to reports, Starboy pretends to be a beautiful American female soldier on Facebook.

The suspect and his Thai girlfriend, 20-year-old Sukanya Sakaew, were caught at their apartment as part of the government’s crackdown on foreign criminals.

Police found six mobile phones and a few bank books at the apartment, which had a circulating fund of THB3 million (nearly US$92,000). Police investigators said Starboy was engaged in an ongoing conversations with 38 middle-aged Thai men.

A follow-up investigations yesterday led to the the arrest of five other Nigerian members of Starboy's gang.
The suspects have been charged with fraud.