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To take revenge on her Japanese ex-boyfriend, a Thai transgender woman scammed about 73 Japanese men out of 30 million baht for more than 13 years.
According to a report by South China Morning Post, a Japanese man (36), claimed that he had met a transgender woman named Amy during his visit to Thailand.
Reportedly, he alleged that he was conned out of 15 million baht when he met Amy who claimed to be a Hong Kong tourist and had lost her passport and purse.
According to the man's claims, the woman borrowed money from him to book a hotel and soon after they both got involved in a sexual relationship after exchanging contact details.
Amy borrowed money for medical and insurance expenses but never returned the amount and also tricked him into buying gold for her, which she exchanged for money before disappearing.
According to SCMP, the Thai woman named Uthai Nantakhan (49) was arrested in Bangkok, after which she confessed that she used to pretend being a tourist from Taiwan or Hong Kong to manipulate men to gain sympathy.
Uthai used to lie saying that she had lost her purse, money and passport and pretended to have been sick with Covid-19 to extort money from the men for her treatment.
According to SCMP, Amy who lured men into investing in fake business, would make off with the money claiming that the business failed. She targeted Japanese nationals.
She told police that years ago her Japanese boyfriend had dumped her.
According to the publication's report, she said, "When I was in college, my Japanese boyfriend abandoned me during a trip and left me to pay all the bills. I was heartbroken."
She also said, "I was also scammed out of money by another Japanese man I dated before, so I really hate the Japanese and wanted to take revenge on Japanese men."
According to SCMP, police have said that Amy conned 73 Japanese men between 2011 and 2014, out of 26 million baht.