{"id":6530,"date":"2026-05-24T09:57:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T09:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=6530"},"modified":"2026-05-24T09:57:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T09:57:32","slug":"six-nigerians-arrested-in-thailand-over-ai-powered-romance-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/six-nigerians-arrested-in-thailand-over-ai-powered-romance-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Nigerians arrested in Thailand over AI-Powered romance scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six Nigerian nationals have been arrested by the Thailand Police Force for allegedly operating an AI-powered deepfake romance scam syndicate from a luxury condominium along the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi Province.<br \/><br \/>The suspects were reportedly apprehended following a cocaine trafficking investigation that later exposed the alleged online fraud operation.<br \/><br \/>According to a Cambodia-based crime researcher identified on X as @jacobincambodia, he disclosed in details saying: \u201cThai 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.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe 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. <br \/><br \/>\u201cThe 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.<br \/><br \/>\u201cPolice 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. <br \/><br \/>\u201cOfficers seized 18 phones, three laptops, and three bank passbooks, the phones still open to active romance scam chats.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe 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. <br \/><br \/>\u201cInvestigators recovered AI-generated Western faces used to produce fake video calls, and \u201csexy chat\u201d scripts written to push older women toward transferring money. Police said a single well-crafted line could convince a victim to empty her account.Six Nigerians arrested in Thailand over AI-Powered romance scam<br \/><br \/>\u201cAll six face initial charges of illegal association (\u0e2d\u0e31\u0e49\u0e07\u0e22\u0e35\u0e48) and immigration overstay. Fraud and romance scam charges are pending,\u201d he stated.<br \/><br \/>In a video cited by online, Thai police officers were seen forcefully gaining entry into one of the apartments during the operation before arresting the suspects.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six Nigerian nationals have been arrested by the Thailand Police Force for allegedly operating an AI-powered deepfake romance scam syndicate from a luxury condominium along the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi Province. The suspects were reportedly apprehended following a cocaine trafficking investigation that later exposed the alleged online fraud operation. 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