Transsexual arrested for serial swindling of Japanese men in Bangkok

[reader]

From Bangkok Post

48-year-old transexual was arrested on Saturday night for allegedly swindling a Japanese man, the latest in a decade of similar offences against mostly Japanese men, adding up to about 26 million baht.

According to police sources, the arrest of Uthai Nanthakhan aka Amy followed a fraud complaint from a Japanese man aged 36. He filed the complaint at the Thong Lor police station.

The victim said he got to know Uthai in January. At that time the suspect told him she was a visitor from Hong Kong. After meeting several times, she duped him into making payments for her.

Police said the suspect usually told victims, mostly Japanese men, that she had lost her wallet and passport during her trip and needed to borrow money for such things as applying for a new passport, medications and medical treatment, and insurance.

The suspect's fraud record dated back to 2011, with 73 victims tricked out of about 26 million baht altogether. This year police received complaints from three victims who said they lost about 4 million baht.

The suspect had been jailed for a similar crime in 2015 and released in 2018.

[Riobard]

What a dumb way to put the story. What does being trans have to do with it? The alleged victims weren’t specified as cis. In this day and age there are very few contexts where the distinction is relevant.

In fact, very few stories relevant to context. 

[reader]

2 hours ago, Riobard said:

What does being trans have to do with it?

Must be something because same individual chose to victimize 73 others before doing same to this tourist.

Transgender individuals have a history of targeting tourists.

[reader]

From The Thaiger

Police swooped to arrest a Thai transwoman at her home in Bangkok for blackmailing a 17 year old boy into producing porn.

A Thai mother sought help from Thailand’s Internet Crimes Against Children on July 30 after her teenage son became depressed and unable to go to school after being allegedly blackmailed by a ladyboy, later identified as 24 year old Kantamate Kamonsurasate, whom he met on X (formerly Twitter).

According to his mother, her son had an online date with Kantamate. Kantamate then tricked the boy into sending her his explicit pictures and videos. He was asked to send the obscene content to the suspect several times a day.

The teenage victim wanted to stop sharing the indecent images and videos but Kantamate threatened to publish his explicit content and sell it on social media. The victim had to comply with Kantamate’s orders out of fear of blackmail.

[Keithambrose]

1 hour ago, reader said:

From The Thaiger

Police swooped to arrest a Thai transwoman at her home in Bangkok for blackmailing a 17 year old boy into producing porn.

A Thai mother sought help from Thailand’s Internet Crimes Against Children on July 30 after her teenage son became depressed and unable to go to school after being allegedly blackmailed by a ladyboy, later identified as 24 year old Kantamate Kamonsurasate, whom he met on X (formerly Twitter).

According to his mother, her son had an online date with Kantamate. Kantamate then tricked the boy into sending her his explicit pictures and videos. He was asked to send the obscene content to the suspect several times a day.

The teenage victim wanted to stop sharing the indecent images and videos but Kantamate threatened to publish his explicit content and sell it on social media. The victim had to comply with Kantamate’s orders out of fear of blackmail.

Interesting  that the 17 year old had a large collection of porn pics, and videos. I assume that he featured in them, hence blackmail, but I may be wrong!

[Riobard]

Now we wait for a second illustration of posting cherry-picked examples to support a ridiculous and offensive stereotype. Opa, there it was already. Does anything get filtered?

A clear bias unless prepared to match denominator neglect with the false assertion that Japanese male tourists in general are naïve. 

And two stories irrelevant to the majority of a broad membership’s interest. More than 2 such examples needed for a stereotype of blistering capacity to read the room … will 74 do? 

[reader]

Sexting is among the most heinous internet crimes to be used against teen boys. It has been the cause of numerous suicides in that age group.

Yet if you feel inclined to come to the defense of the perpetrator in this case, Riobard, knock yourself out.

I have no idea what you're talking about it .I never claimed that Japanese male tourists are naive. That's what you're claiming. But rational thought has never been one of your strong points. 😄

 

 

[Keithambrose]

16 hours ago, reader said:

Sexting is among the most heinous internet crimes to be used against teen boys. It has been the cause of numerous suicides in that age group.

Yet if you feel inclined to come to the defense of the perpetrator in this case, Riobard, knock yourself out.

I have no idea what you're talking about it .I never claimed that Japanese male tourists are naive. That's what you're claiming. But rational thought has never been one of your strong points. 😄

 

 

Nor punctuation!

[reader]

From Khaosod English

BANGKOK — Thai Police officers spent two weeks tracking down and arresting a thief who stole a necklace from an Australian man in downtown Bangkok.

On August 7, officers from the Crime Suppression Division of the Central Investigation Bureau arrested Thosaporn, a transgender woman suspected of stealing a gold necklace from Mr. Brock, an Australian national, in the parking lot of Krongthong Mansion on On Nut Road, Suan Luang District, Bangkok.

The incident occurred on July 21 at 6:14 AM near the pedestrian bridge in front of the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Sukhumvit Road, Khlong Toei Nuea, Watthana District, Bangkok. At that time, Mr. Brock was wearing a gold necklace worth approximately 4,000 Australian dollars or about 97,000 Thai baht. He was walking on the sidewalk from Sukhumvit Soi 11 towards the Asok intersection.

At this point, a transgender woman wearing a black dress, with long hair (tied up), flip-flops, and carrying a handbag approached him, pretending to talk. She used her left hand to embrace him from behind and her right hand to grab his neck and unfasten the gold necklace without him noticing.

The investigation team discovered that Thosaporn was the perpetrator and was hiding in Krongthong Mansion on On Nut Road. They set up surveillance and arrested her as she was leaving the dormitory.

Thosaporn confessed to being the person in the arrest warrant and admitted that this was her first arrest for this crime. She fully confessed to the charges and led the arresting officers to her room to retrieve the gold necklace, which she had not yet sold, to return it to Mr. Brock. The police then took her to Lumphini Police Station to formally charge her.

[vinapu]

8 minutes ago, reader said:

 

The incident occurred on July 21 at 6:14 AM near the pedestrian bridge in front of the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Sukhumvit Road,  At that time, Mr. Brock was wearing a gold necklace worth approximately 4,000 Australian dollars

I'd die happier if somebody explained to me motives of people who feel they need to wear gold necklace at 6.15 in the morning. Whom they are trying to impress and why ?

I get that somebody may prefer twinks over hunks or celery over steak but that ?

[reader]

I don't even wear a cheap watch (if you have  a mobile, you don't need one, anyway) so I share your conundrum. But no matter where you travel  you'll see people of all ages wearing gold chains. In many cultures, gold is associated with wealth and power.  Others just seem to like how it looks in their body. But why people choose to display it in locations known for gold-snatching crimes I can only be attribute to ignorance or risky behavior.

[vinapu]

4 hours ago, reader said:

 no matter where you travel  you'll see people of all ages wearing gold chains. In many cultures, gold is associated with wealth and power.  Others just seem to like how it looks in their body. But why people choose to display it in locations known for gold-snatching crimes I can only be attribute to ignorance or risky behavior.

and unknowingly they help to distribute world's wealth more evenly

[floridarob]

14 hours ago, vinapu said:

I'd die happier if somebody explained to me motives of people who feel they need to wear gold necklace at 6.15 in the morning. Whom they are trying to impress and why ?

They are unaware of the efficiency and security of the multiple pockets ??

I'm more interested in the motives of people that are outside in public at 6:15 in the morning.....🤷‍♂️

[vinapu]

2 minutes ago, floridarob said:

I'm more interested in the motives of people that are outside in public at 6:15 in the morning.....🤷‍♂️

only time you may get some freshy air in Bangkok

[floridarob]

2 minutes ago, vinapu said:

only time you may get some freshy air in Bangkok

And the sun will more than make up for it....I'll stick to the dark 🧛‍♀️