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Six Nigerians Ran an AI Deepfake Romance Scam from a Nonthaburi Riverside Condo. A Cocaine Bust Led Thai Police to Them.

Thai police raided a luxury condominium on the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi on May 22 and arrested six Nigerian men running a romance scam ring built on AI-generated faces and fake video calls.

The trail started with cocaine. In April, police arrested a Nigerian man named Patrick and three associates on trafficking charges and seized 2.5 million baht in assets. The money trail led to foreign nationals on student visas living five or six to a unit in a high-end riverside condo near Phra Nangklao Bridge, none enrolled in school, none working.

Police executed three warrants on three units, forcing entry after the suspects refused to open. One man tried to climb over a balcony. Another lay hiding on a bathroom floor, texting the other units to warn them. Officers seized 18 phones, three laptops, and three bank passbooks, the phones still open to active romance scam chats.

The group posed as pilots, US military officers, doctors, and engineers, built relationships with older Thai women, then claimed a valuable package was stuck in customs requiring a transfer fee. Investigators recovered AI-generated Western faces used to produce fake video calls, and "sexy chat" scripts written to push older women toward transferring money. Police said a single well-crafted line could convince a victim to empty her account.

All six face initial charges of illegal association (อั้งยี่) and immigration overstay. Fraud and romance scam charges are pending.

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[Mkhulu Bae @LesegoMalapane1]

Dawg ra tseba you can always start over, but dont ruin a good thing with the delusion of having other options, o tlo khawathega

[Mashudu Modau @Mashstartup]

You’re overestimating how much people are actually paying attention to you. And somehow, because you think they’re watching, you’ve convinced yourself that every move you make or idea you pursue has to be “perfect.” But has that mindset actually helped you build anything?

[malanda. @overlyxclusive]

ghosting is psychological punishment. our generation is engaging in harmful behaviors to feel validated in their own emotions meanwhile killing another’s ability to connect. there are ways to separate gratefully without leaving traces of blood. there’s already so much pain.

[TriGo @TriGo_XL]

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@ClixWell When you get a chance watch this, it speaks on how the use of troll farms, fake accounts, and coordinated campaigns to silence dissent, discredit critics, and creating a false image. They also discuss how social media platforms like X are weaponized to spread propaganda.

[billy chapata. @iambrillyant]

appreciate the ones that don’t take a missed call or two personally. the ones that know it’s all love if i can’t get back to you immediately. the ones that don’t view your distance or hiatuses maliciously. the ones that make space for you, even when you can’t make space for them.

[Alex Simmons @AverageBlackMan]

The people witnessing your journey don't always realize that they're observing a miracle in the making. Others may recognize but be triggered by your light. May you attract the type of people who are aware of the gift you are and genuinely appreciate you from this sacred place

[my book is better than my tweets @MichellCClark]

i’m in a season where i can’t afford to be as giving of my time and energy as i used to be.

and the people who can’t respect that are filtering themselves out.

all is well. all is as it should be.

[billy chapata. @iambrillyant]

and here you are, unlearning self-abandonment and relearning self-love, returning back home to your self day by day, step by step, healing from the heaviness of old wounds that used to weigh you down. it was never too late to learn the lesson; you have always been right on time.

[TriGo @TriGo_XL]

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[DJ Fresh (Big Dawg) @DJFreshSA]

Where (and when) did you first see me DJ??

[DJ Fresh (Big Dawg) @DJFreshSA]

Where (and when) did you first see me DJ??

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