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Nigerian Man Arrested in Nonthaburi for Romance Scam, Overstay

Immigration police arrested a Nigerian man in Nonthaburi on suspicion of involvement in a romance scam network after discovering that he had overstayed his visa by 1,523 days. The man was detained at Owl Night Market in Mueang Nonthaburi district following an investigation into a suspected group targeting victims in neighbouring countries. Nonthaburi Immigration Police, … The story Nigerian man held in Nonthaburi over romance scam and overstay as seen on Thaiger News.

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Nigerian man held in Nonthaburi over romance scam and overstayLegacyImmigration police arrested a Nigerian man in Nonthaburi on suspicion of involvement in a romance scam network after discovering that he had overstayed his visa by 1,523 days. The man was detained at Owl Night Market in Mueang Nonthaburi district following an investigation into a suspected group targeting victims in neighbouring countries. Nonthaburi Immigration Police, working with Provincial Police Region 1 investigators, launched the operation after receiving reports about groups of foreign nationals regularly gathering around the market and nearby areas of Bang Kraso subdistrict. Officers went undercover as market visitors to monitor the area before spotting a foreign man standing near a mobile phone shop. When approached and asked to produce identification documents, the man allegedly became evasive and behaved suspiciously. Photo via FM91 Police detained him and took him to his condominium in Bang Kraso, where they found his passport and established that he was a Nigerian national. Immigration records showed that he had entered Thailand on September 11, 2022, using a temporary visa. Police said he had remained in the country beyond his permitted stay for 1,523 days. Police also uncovered indications linking him to a suspected romance scam network believed to be targeting people in neighbouring countries. Investigators believe the group used online relationships to deceive victims, although no details of individual victims or financial losses were disclosed. Police said another Nigerian national suspected of belonging to the same network fled before officers arrived to search the condominium. Investigators are now working to identify and locate other suspected members of the group as they expand their inquiry into the alleged romance scam operation. In similar news

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