Romance Scam in Yala: Burmese Man Sells Roti to Help Victim

A Burmese man fell victim to a Thai woman in a romance scam, losing two phones and 20,000 baht in cash. He found himself waiting at a railway station in the southern province of Yala for three days, hoping for the woman’s return.

The 32 year old victim, identified only as Gar, on December 31 asked Krong Pinang Police Station officers to find the address of his girlfriend, named Saweeya. Gar told the police that Saweeya asked him to wait for an official document to enter an area in the Deep South provinces for three days but she disappeared.

Gar explained that he sold Thai-style roti in the eastern province of Rayong and had been talking with his girlfriend who lived in Yala online for three years. He wanted to start a family with Saweeya and invited her to live with him in Rayong four months ago.

Gar was confident in their relationship and thought both he and…