Thai police began an investigation after a Japanese man who recently visited Thailand alleged that a transgender woman named Amy had scammed him out of 15 million baht.
A transgender woman from Thailand has been swindling Japanese men out of huge sums of cash over a 13-year period. Photo: SCMP
The 36-year-old met Amy in Thailand in January, when she posed as a Hong Kong tourist who had lost her passport and wallet, according to Thai media reports. Amy borrowed money from him to pay for a hotel stay and quickly struck up a close relationship after exchanging contact details.
The man dated her several times and lent her money to pay for insurance and medical expenses, but she never paid him back. Amy then tricked him into buying her gold, which she then cashed out before disappearing.
On August 4, a 49-year-old Thai transgender woman, whose real name is Uthai Nantakhan, was arrested in Bangkok. Police said she often posed as a tourist from Taiwan or Hong Kong, lying and manipulating men to gain sympathy.
She often claimed she had lost her wallet and needed money to renew her passport, or pretended to be infected with Covid-19 to get money for medical treatment. Amy also tricked victims into investing in fake businesses, then declared the projects failed and fled with the investment money.
Police discovered that all of Amy's victims were Japanese. Amy said that her Japanese ex-boyfriend had dumped her years ago, and that the pain had turned her to crime.
"When I was in college, my Japanese boyfriend dumped me on a trip, leaving all the bills for me to pay. I was heartbroken," she said. "I had also been cheated out of money by another Japanese man before, so I really hated Japanese people and wanted to get revenge on Japanese men."
Police said Amy had defrauded 73 Japanese men of up to 26 million baht between 2011 and 2024.
In Thailand, people convicted of fraud can face up to three years in prison and a maximum fine of 60,000 baht ($1,800).
Amy's story has sparked heated debate on social media. "Amy's experience of being cheated by a Japanese man may have been just an excuse," wrote one YouTube user. "Her short-sightedness led her to commit a crime. The best way to get revenge on people you hate is to become a better person."
Cao Phong (according to SCMP)
Source: https://www.congluan.vn/nguoi-phu-nu-chuyen-gioi-thai-lan-lua-dao-73-nguoi-dan-ong-nhat-ban-trong-13-nam-post310282.html
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