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Fake NATO military doctor arrested for romance scam

Photo via Facebook/ กองบังคับการตำรวจสืบสวนสอบสวนอาชญากรรมทางเทคโนโลยี 3 – CCID3

Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) officers arrested a Thai man involved in a romance scam. The swindler deceived victims by claiming he was a military doctor for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) looking to relocate to Thailand.

Several victims filed complaints with the police after they lost money to the romance scam gang. Following further investigation into the case, the CCIB uncovered evidence of another victim transferring money to a bank account linked to the scam gang. CCIB officers reached out to the victim on June 23 to tell her story.

The victim revealed to the police that she met the scammer on Instagram. The scammer told her that he was a Vietnamese doctor who worked for…

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