Nasty twist to scam tales; knife in the back; nasty tom

In the name of love

Watchalaporn: Lost vehicles

A scam artist in Loei province, who unbeknown to his latest victim had eight arrest warrants against his name, wasted no time in declaring his love for her.

Watchalaporn (no surname given), 32, from Loei, was duped through a dating page by a man identified as Thawatchai (no surname given), 41, from Sa Kaeo province.

After meeting him online, he came to her house just a day later on Sept 19, professing love and promising marriage.

Over several weeks, he convinced her to let him borrow vehicles — two pickup trucks and a motorcycle — under various pretexts, including business investment trips and cash withdrawals.

By Oct 15, he had vanished with all three vehicles, valued at more than 1.2 million baht. Investigations revealed he has eight previous fraud warrants for similar scams.

Recounting the saga, Watchalaporn, who lives in Wang Saphung district, admitted they chatted for a single day before he professed his love and drove across several provinces to meet her in person.

“He said he wanted to live with me and build a life together,” she recalled. Believing she had found someone sincere, she let him move in.

The promises came thick and fast. Within days, the man was talking about marriage. Her elder sister, 34, said he even ordered gravel to pave the yard — “so the wedding guests wouldn’t trip,” he joked.

The family took it as a good sign.

But the dream soured quickly. Soon after settling in, the man asked to borrow two vehicles — a motorcycle and a pickup truck — saying he wanted to change the tyres.

First, on Oct 10, he asked to borrow the motorcycle, a blue Honda Wave 125. Later that night he phoned, asking to be picked up in Wang Saphung town, claiming the repairs were not finished.

Two days later, he lured the family into another errand — a trip to Sakon Nakhon to “collect money” from someone who owed his mother.

They drove there in a grey Toyota Revo pickup. At a market, he told them to wait while he fetched the cash.

When he returned, he said the money had already been transferred to his mother, then asked to take the truck for another tyre change.

At 10 pm, he called again from a petrol station, saying the vehicle was still being serviced and asking to be picked up. By then, the family started to get suspicious, but did not act fast enough.

On Oct 15, Thawatchai asked to take a white Isuzu pickup into Muang district of Loei to withdraw money. That was the last they saw of him.

By the time the woman filed a complaint with Nong Ya Plong police, all three vehicles were gone, along with her dreams of love.

Officers revealed the man is accused of hatching similar scams in other provinces.

Adding insult to injury, the same day the family received a call from a used-car dealership in Bangkok’s Bang Khae district, asking about the Isuzu pickup being offered for sale.

When they told the dealer it had been stolen, he sent back a short video clip confirming the vehicle’s identity. Police are looking for him.

In another fraud case which hit the headlines last week, a factory worker from Maha Sarakham was duped by a woman he met at a dating site into thinking she was more attractive than she claimed, which is nothing usual for such scams.

'A': Told to have sex

She borrowed large sums from him, but in a nasty twist when he asked for the money back, was told he would have to make love to her first.

Ekaphop Luangprasert, founder of the Facebook page “Sai Mai Must Survive,” who helps victims of crime, took “A” (no other details given), to lay a complaint with police about the woman.

Nong Ploy (no other names given), about 30 years old, claimed to run a textile factory. They met in July last year.

Although she refused to do a video call, saying she was shy, she sent nearly 50 photos, convincing A of her authenticity. Soon after, Nong Ploy began asking to borrow small amounts of money, starting with 1,000 baht.

She later claimed she needed funds to produce a large batch of shirts and warned that her factory might close — or that she might commit suicide — if the money was not provided.

Trusting her and believing in their relationship, A borrowed 100,000–200,000 baht from colleagues, pawned his Toyota Vios for 60,000 baht, and transferred additional bonus money to her. Over the course of a year, he lost between 500,000–600,000 baht.

In June 2025, after losing his job and facing mounting debt, A decided to visit Nong Ploy in Si Sa Ket province.

She refused to meet him, claiming she needed to wait for her relatives to return the money. Eventually, she told him that if he wanted to get the money back, he would have to have sex with her.

Shocked at how different she looked in person compared to her photos, A reluctantly agreed, hoping to recover his money.

The next day, when he met Nong Ploy’s parents, there was no discussion of repayment.

Realising he had been deceived, he contemplated suicide before contacting the “Sai Mai Must Survive” page for help.

A filed a complaint with Wang Noi police, who are investigating.

I’ll leave the knife as a keepsake

Sarutthaya: Admits stabbing

A woman in Ang Thong driven by jealousy stabbed her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend, leaving her critically injured with a knife lodged deep in her back.

The suspect admitted the assault, saying she acted out of jealousy.

The man involved said he had already broken up with the suspect before starting a new relationship.

Muang police were called to a house on Oct 13 after the victim was stabbed and seriously wounded.

They found a trail of blood at the single-storey house, leading into a back room. A 30cm bloodstained knife was found on the floor.

Standing nearby, waiting to surrender, was the assailant, identified as Sarutthaya, or “Shop” (no surname given), 24.

The injured woman, Kanokwan, or Nok (no surname given), 32, had already been taken to Ang Thong Hospital with a stab wound to the back so deep that the knife was still embedded. Her condition was reported as serious.

Sarutthaya admitted the attack, saying she acted out of jealousy after learning her boyfriend, Nattaphat or “Bank” (no surname given), 26, with whom she had not clearly broken up, had started seeing the victim.

On the day of the incident, she found out that he was at a friend’s house and went there.

When she saw him with his new girlfriend, an argument broke out, and she stabbed the woman once in the back.

Bang-on (no surname given), 62, the homeowner, told police that Nattaphat, a friend of her son’s, had brought his new girlfriend to the house for the first time.

His ex-girlfriend showed up and the stabbing occurred.

A friend of the victim, who was on a video call with her at the time, confirmed witnessing the argument and the attack during the call.

Nattaphat told police he had ended his relationship with the suspect some time ago before recently starting to see the injured woman.

He said his ex-girlfriend showed up unexpectedly, argued with them, and then stabbed his new girlfriend. He pulled the knife out and rushed her to hospital.

Police charged Sarutthaya with the attack.

Tom imprisons ex-lover

Supatsara: Tom kept her prisoner

A tomboy in Pattaya tricked her ex-girlfriend to a hotel where she held her prisoner for three days, police were told.

Supatsara (no surname given), 24, complained to Pattaya City police about the ordeal at a South Pattaya hotel, which started on Oct 11.

She said her ex-girlfriend, unnamed in news reports, beat her repeatedly and seized her belongings — including her wallet, cash, mobile phone, ID card, and other documents.

The suspect locked her in the hotel room and kept her confined for three days, a spell which ended only by accident, when she was rescued by a delivery rider.

Supatsara said the suspect took her out of the room briefly on Oct 14.

While walking along the road near the intersection between Pattaya Sai 3 and South Pattaya Road, Supatsara saw an opportunity and ran toward a passing motorcycle, begging rider Navin Meesang, 21, for help.

Mr Navin said he had just dropped off a passenger and was heading home when he noticed a woman arguing with a tomboy by the roadside.

The distressed woman suddenly ran into his path, pleading for help and clearly terrified.

He took her to the police to report the incident. Authorities said they would summon the ex-girlfriend for questioning.