Ivorian held for 'bilking' woman of Bt5.3m in 'black money' scam
A man from Ivory Coast was arrested for allegedly running a "black money" scam, duping a Bangkok businesswoman out of Bt5.3 million, Crime Suppression Division deputy chief Pol Colonel Prasopchok Prommoon told a news conference yesterday.
The 31yearold suspect, Olalekan Afelumo, was wanted for fraud and arrested at a hotel in Phuket’s Muang district on December 4 Sunday, while his alleged accomplice from Liberia – identified as Jonathan Sayezee, 44 – escaped.
Minimart owner Sasithorn Phulsang, 45, filed a police complaint stating that from May 15 to June 23, Afelumo – also known as Mr Day – and his accomplice befriended her, telling her that they had a lot of euro banknotes that had been dyed and could be used as their investment capital for business in Thailand. However, they needed money to pay for chemicals to wash them first; a gallon (about 4 litres) of highquality new chemical was Bt3 million while a gallon of secondhand chemical Bt2.4 million.
Afelumo subsequently produced a dyed
