A 42 year outdated Thai girl warned others about the hazard of online dating scams after she lost valuables worth one hundred,000 baht to a man she met on social media on Tuesday.
The victim, Natthamon reached out to Channel 3 urging the media to spread her story to warn other people trying to find a companion via online relationship applications or social media. Natthamon stated she had simply opened up to a 40 year previous man named Tong but ended up dropping all her cash to him.
Natthamon revealed that she met Tong on Facebook about 5 days earlier than the incident. They talked with each other every day after that. Tong informed her that he was single as a outcome of his wife passed away a very lengthy time ago. Natthamon stated she was additionally single and saw that Tong had the potential to be a good boyfriend.
Natthamon defined that Tong expressed feelings for her. He said he liked Natthamon as a outcome of she was hard-working and diligent. He sent her increasingly more romantic messages. He added that he did not care about her financial standing or appearance.
The couple then carried on chatting on the LINE utility, messaging and video calls. Tong even despatched her a picture of a wedding ceremony and mentioned he hoped they would make it to their wedding day.
After four days of on-line dialog, Tong asked Natthamon to meet him in Bangkok and travel collectively. She agreed and travelled via a mini-bus from Koh Chang in Trat province to satisfy him at Ekkamai Bus Terminal in Bangkok on Sunday.
Tong booked a lodge in Sukhumvit for them and paid for everything. On the second night time, Tong took her to a restaurant in the Payathai district. They drank three bottles of wine and three bottles of beer. She was very drunk that evening and fell asleep instantly after arriving on the resort.
Natthamon woke at 5am and Tong was gone with all of her valuables, together with 25,000 baht in money, a 15 grammes gold necklace, a buddha amulet in a gold body, a gold bracelet, and three gold rings. A whole cost of about a hundred,000 baht.
Natthamon contacted Tong at 7am. He informed her that he was at another resort and would decide her up. She waited until 9am, but Tong remained silent. She realised that she had been robbed so visited Payathai Police Station to file a complaint.
Natthamon left a message to Tong by way of Channel three saying…
“I opened up to Tong as a outcome of I appreciated how he talked to me and said he would deal with me. I am a single mom and wanted somebody to care for me. All of the property are necessary to me. I truly have to pay tuition charges for my baby on April 2 and should pay off my mother’s financial institution debt. Please give Authoritative to me. I will forgive every thing you probably did.”
The police haven’t yet updated any improvement on the case. Natthamon still keeps trying to contact Tong via all social media channels however he has not responded..