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BANGKOK: Thai police are hunting a YouTube dancer nicknamed “Nutty”, who swindled millions of dollars from her followers using a foreign exchange trading scam, authorities said on Wednesday (Aug 31).<\/p>\n
Natthamon Khongchak, 29, who also uses the aliases Leah and Suchata, has a following of nearly 850,000 on the video-sharing platform.<\/p>\n
Local media reported there could be up to 6,000 victims who lost up to US$55 million after being promised 35 per cent investment returns.<\/p>\n
So far 102 victims have filed complaints to authorities totalling 30 million baht (US$825,000), said Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau deputy superintendent of investigations Wattana Ketumpai.<\/p>\n
Police allege that Nutty advertised her personal wealth on social media platforms to dupe victims into thinking that she got rich quick from foreign exchange trading.<\/p>\n
“This scam is similar to other Ponzi schemes, but the differences are public relations and deceptive methods,” Wattana said.<\/p>\n
“There could be more complaints (from victims) in the future.”<\/p>\n
He said some victims started filing complaints from early 2021.<\/p>\n
Police are compiling evidence to press charges for fraud, computer crime and obtaining loans by deception, Wattana said.<\/p>\n
A Bangkok court issued a warrant for Nutty’s arrest earlier this month.<\/p>\n
There are some reports that she has fled Thailand for Malaysia, but Wattana said that, according to immigration records, she remained in the kingdom, though her whereabouts were unknown.<\/p>\n
Her YouTube and Instagram accounts are filled with dance and music videos.<\/p>\n
In her last Instagram post from May 25, she apologised to the victims and promised to pay the money back.<\/p>\n
“I’m sorry that I have troubled and disappointed many people,” she said.<\/p>\n
“I want to apologise for this incident from the bottom of my heart.”<\/p>\n
AFP contacted Nutty for comment but she has not responded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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