A Thai woman claiming to be the spiritual medium of the traditional Chinese Monkey King, also known as Sun Wukong, swindled 50 million baht from victims.
Ten victims, who had donated about 50 million baht to the spiritual medium eight years ago, sought assistance from renowned Thai lawyer Ronnarong Kaewphet. They had given the money with the understanding that it would be used to construct a shrine in honour of the revered Monkey King. However, the promised shrine never materialized.
One of the victims, 41 year old Ratisak Rattanathai, revealed to the lawyer and Channel 3 that he and other victims prayed to the Monkey King through the woman, who claimed to be a medium. The medium even gained recognition by appearing on a television show, subsequently amassing more followers.
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