Man and his Wife Arrested over N180m Love Scam

The Crime Suppression Division
(CSD) of Thailand’s Police has arrested a Nigerian,
Chinaka Chinedu, who is said to be 23-years-old,
and his Thai wife, Uraporn Kesawatana, 34 for
allegedly scamming Thai women seeking for
marriage, to the tune of 20 million Thai Baht
(about N180m).
Bangkok Post reports that the CSD deputy
commander, Sithatkhet Khruwatanaset said
the duo were arrested on Phetkasem 77 Road in
Nong Khaem district, Bangkok.
Sithatket said that Chinedu got his victims through
chatting websites. He said that the suspect
claimed to be a rich and handsome
Caucasian. After nurturing the relationship for a
while, Chinedu proposed marriage to the
unsuspecting women.
The police chief said that Chinedu told the women
to send money for him to bribe airport authorities
to get his ‘cargoes’ stuck at the airport. As soon
as they agreed, his wife, Uraporn sent bank
account details and told them to transfer US
$30,000-50,000.