Trans-forming blackmail: Thai transwoman’s explicit image scam lands her behind bars

Officers from Investigation Division Metropolitan Police Bureau (IDMB) arrested a Thai transwoman who lured men into sharing explicit images of their penis and blackmailed them for money.

According to the IDMB, the arrest was made on the back of another transwoman’s arrest in the central province of Nakhon Pathom in 2021.

The initial case involved Piyachat, who enticed men through provocative photos on Twitter, engaging them in conversation. Piyachat would feign curiosity about the size of their genitals and coax them into sending explicit pictures. Once in possession of the images, she would then threaten to expose them on social media or send them to their partners unless they paid her.

Investigating officers uncovered that victims had been coerced into transferring sums ranging from 500 to 1,000 baht per instance….