An suspected Nigerian romance scammer has been detained by Pattaya, Thailand’s tourist police.

Police claim that the defendant, 34-year-old Ndubuisi, scammed many Thai women out of 300,000 baht in losses.

On March 16, 2023, a house complex in Pattaya, Chon Buri, was the site of his arrest by police.

A warrant for the suspect’s arrest was issued by the Samut Prakan Provincial Court on four counts of breaking the law: impersonating another person to mislead the public, hacking into a computer system to enter false information, criminal enrichment, and money laundering.

Pol. Lt. Col. Prin Sripattarakulchai, the head of the arrest team said Ndubuisi disguised himself as someone else on Facebook and tricked Thai women into loving him.

He lied to the victims that he would send pricey items to the victims as engagement gifts and then had his Thai accomplice who pretended to be a customs officer contact the victims, saying they needed to pay a duty tax fee to receive their gifts.

Once the victims transferred the money, the suspect took it and disappeared. He also promised the women he scammed that he would relocate to Thailand to marry them, but surely, he never did.

Many Thai women fell victim and filed police reports. The investigators began searching for Ndubuisi and finally learned that he fled to Pattaya.

Law enforcement officers from several units worked together to apprehend the man after confirming his location. The officers then transported him to the Bang Sao Thong Police Station in Samut Prakan province where his arrest warrant was issued.

The Nigerian man caused damages of over 300,000 baht, said police.

The authorities are expanding their investigation to arrest his accomplice who disguised themselves as a customs officers.