Trans Woman Cheats 73 Men: How far would you go for revenge? For one Thai transgender woman, her anger wasn’t aimed at just one person but at an entire group. Uthai Nantakhan, a 49-year-old trans woman from Thailand, sought revenge on her Japanese ex-boyfriend by running a scam that defrauded 73 Japanese men of nearly Rs 7 crore (30 million baht) over 13 years.
The scam was exposed when a 36-year-old Japanese man reported to Thai police that a woman he met, known as Amy, had tricked him out of 15 million baht (Rs 3.5 crore). The man, who met Amy in Thailand in January, thought she was a distressed Hong Kong tourist who had lost her passport and purse. He helped her, and they started a relationship. He gave her money for various needs like insurance and medical expenses, and even bought gold for her. But Amy disappeared with the money, leaving him empty-handed.
Police Arrested The Trans Woman
Police arrested Nantakhan in Bangkok on August 4 after an investigation. Authorities found that she pretended to be a tourist from Hong Kong or Taiwan to gain sympathy from her victims. Her scams included faking needs for passport renewals and medical treatments and tricking men into fake investment schemes.
Nantakhan admitted that her actions were driven by a desire for revenge against Japanese men, whom she felt had wronged her. She described how a Japanese boyfriend had left her with unpaid bills and how another Japanese man had scammed her out of money.
Although Nantakhan’s claims of seeking revenge are not fully verified, her scams had a major impact, defrauding Japanese nationals of millions of baht from 2011 to 2024. In Thailand, those convicted of fraud can face up to three years in prison and a fine of up to 60,000 baht (about US$1,800).
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