For a period extending over 13 years, a crooked Thai transgender woman living in Japan managed to swindle over 70 Japanese men to defraud and defraud him of nearly 30 million baht (about Rs 7.36 crore) more than For more than 13 years.
The police arrested the trans woman called Amy last month. The police said that her criminal exploits began following a bad split with a japanese boyfriend years back which devastated her emotionally and put a strain on her finances, South China Morning Post claims.
“I remember I was studying in college when a young man, my Japanese boyfriend, left me during a trip and went home, and I was left to settle all the bills – I was heartbroken,” she explained.
“I was also cheated on by another man before; he was also Japanese and I really hated Japanese men and wanted to get even with them.”
The police started the investigation after a complaint was filed by a Japanese national who stated that he was defrauded by Amy, who pretended to be a Hong Kong tourist who lost her handbag and passport.
She made arrangements for him to repay 15 million baht towards his hospitalisation, insuarance and hotel accommodation. They had also formed physical ties after listing of contact details.
On August 4, the 49-year-old Thai trans woman whose name in real life is Uthai Nantakhan was detained in the capital of Thailand.
The police uncovered that she was using a tactic of acting like a lost tourist from Taiwan or Hong Kong who seeks men’s sympathy to take their money.
In addition, she enticed her victims to put in their money in non-existent ventures accusing afterwards that the said ventures went bust and absconded with the funds.
According to the police report, Amy tricked 73 Japanese men from 2011 to 2024, earning 26 million baht, the South China Morning Post reported.
In Thailand, the punishment for this crime is 3 years and a fine not exceeding 60,000 baht (approx Rs 1,47,289).
