Asia-based criminal network cons Thai woman in US out of $300,000

Wannapa Suprasert received a call from scammers who drew her into an elaborate false narrative involving identity theft, an international police investigation and the threat of a criminal trial.

She was told that she and family members could face jail time: “They made a threat that they would be tapping my phone. The mind is very powerful because once you're in that delusion, I guess I couldn't think clearly and I was just very concerned about my family safety,” she...
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