Thai police arrest Nigerian men for AI-powered romance scam

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-05-24 09:39

Thai police have apprehended six Nigerian men involved in a romance scam operation. The ring utilized AI-generated faces and simulated video calls to deceive victims. The arrests took place in Nonthaburi, Thailand. AI

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Yesterday, # Thai police arrested six # Nigerian men running a romance # scam ring built on # AI -generated faces and fake video calls in # Nonthaburi , # Thail

Yesterday, # Thai police arrested six # Nigerian men running a romance # scam ring built on # AI -generated faces and fake video calls in # Nonthaburi , # Thailand