Stephen Chukwuemeka Ejeliogu, a Nigerian man have been arrested while withdrawing money from a department store in Khon Kaen , Thailand. The man was arrested for allegedly swindly 120,000 Baht from a Thai woman via Facebook.
According to police chief investigator, Pol Col Supaset Chokchai, Ejeliogu was arrested as he is a member of an online fraud who duped a Thai woman into believing that his valuables and 30 Million pounds in cash had been seized at Phuket airport. Police arrested him with the cash and cash he had withdrawn from the ATM.
Ejeliogu accomplice, a Thai national, Bussadee Aobchoey had called the victim and told her that Ejeliogu 30 Million pounds and valuables had been seized and he would need a sum of 122,000 Baht which she should transferred 3 different times. She was also persuaded to pick the man(Ejeliogu) at the Don Mueang airport, though she was there, but nobody showed up. So she file a complaint with the police who later arrested Ejeliogu, Bussadee is currently into hiding.
The police chief said that the 2 suspects are members of a ring of online scammers who operates in the country, he said that Stephen Chukwuemeka Ejeliogu is to get money that is sent to the ATM and forward it to the ringleader, while he get 10% of the money.
Police said they have started working to bring down the whole ring.