Thai man arrested after faking story about pregnant wife buried in quake rubble

Thai man arrested after faking story about pregnant wife buried in quake rubble

The man reportedly collected around US$300 in donations before his lie was exposed.

Lying to the whole country, "Uncle Somnit" bows his hands in apology, insists he had no intention of deceiving people, regarding the issue of his 4-month pregnant wife being trapped under the collapsed Office of the Auditor General building.

Man scams donations with false claim of pregnant wife dead after Bangkok collapse

BANGKOK — A Thai man’s elaborate hoax about his pregnant wife dying in the State Audit Office building collapse unraveled spectacularly Monday when the alleged “deceased” showed up very much alive at a police station—revealing she had never met the scammer and had quit the company years earlier. Scan shows possible survivors in depths of […] Source

Man in Thailand arrested for faking story about pregnant wife trapped in quake debris for attention

Thai man arrested after fabricating story about pregnant wife trapped in earthquake rubble A 50-year-old man in Thailand has been arrested after falsely claiming that his pregnant wife was trapped under rubble following an earthquake in Bangkok. Somnit (name transliterated from Thai) gave an emotional interview to the media, insisting that his four-month-pregnant wife had been buried when the State Audit Office building collapsed on Friday (28 M…

Man arrested for fake story about pregnant wife trapped in collapsed Bangkok building

ANN/THE STAR – A 51-year-old man was arrested for falsely claiming his pregnant wife was trapped under the State Audit Office wreckage in Chatuchak district. Among those waiting for the rescue of victims trapped inside the building, which collapsed due to the earthquake on Friday, was Somnit Duangnet. He claimed that his wife, who was […]

Suspected fraudster arrested for falsely claiming he has a young wife beneath the collapsed building - Thai Examiner

A 50-year-old fraudster was arrested after pretending his wife was trapped in the Chatuchak collapse, using a stolen ID to gain sympathy and ฿10,000 in… Read More › The post Suspected fraudster arrested for falsely claiming he has a young wife beneath the collapsed building appeared first on Thai Examiner.