{"id":8244,"date":"2025-10-02T04:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/man-in-thailand-smashes-wifes-phone-to-stop-her-from-transferring-money-to-scammer\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T04:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:06:11","slug":"man-in-thailand-smashes-wifes-phone-to-stop-her-from-transferring-money-to-scammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/man-in-thailand-smashes-wifes-phone-to-stop-her-from-transferring-money-to-scammer\/","title":{"rendered":"Man in Thailand smashes wife\u2019s phone to stop her from transferring money to scammer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"225\">Man tries to stop wife from paying scammer by smashing her phone<\/h2>\n<p>A 59-year-old woman in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand has been repeatedly transferring money to whom she believed was a wealthy businessman.<\/p>\n<p>Exasperated by her actions, her husband took to smashing her phone to discontinue her payments to the scammer.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred on Tuesday (30 Sept), when the woman attempted a 80,000 baht (S$3,180) transfer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_659899\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><noscript><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-659899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Matichon Online<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Wife convinced to &lsquo;invest money&rsquo; by her alleged childhood friend<\/h3>\n<p>The 60-year-old husband explained that he had retired five years ago, entrusting his pension to his daughter who lives in Khon Kaen.<\/p>\n<p>He later found out that his wife had secretly asked their daughter to transfer some of the money to her.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_659901\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-659901\" class=\"size-full wp-image-659901 lazyload\" alt=\"man smashed phone scammer\" width=\"727\" height=\"473\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133505.png 727w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133505-600x390.png 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133505-150x98.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133505.png\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-659901\" class=\"size-full wp-image-659901\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133505.png\" alt=\"man smashed phone scammer\" width=\"727\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133505.png 727w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133505-600x390.png 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133505-150x98.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\"><\/noscript>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p id=\"caption-attachment-659901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Channel 7 on YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The woman revealed that she had been contacted by her childhood friend, who was now a wealthy businessman.<\/p>\n<p>He had then apparently convinced her to invest in stocks.<\/p>\n<p>Over several months, the woman had already transferred 200,000 baht (S$7,950) to the man.<\/p>\n<p>She further claimed that he once transferred a profit of 4,500 baht (S$180) back to her.<\/p>\n<h3>Woman tries to transfer S$3,180 interest fee to scammer via phone<\/h3>\n<p>As she continued to &ldquo;invest&rdquo;, sending 40,000 to 50,000 baht (S$1,590 to S$1,990) with each transfer, the scammer alleged that her investment had grown to 20 million baht (S$794,000).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_659900\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-659900\" class=\"wp-image-659900 size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"man smashed phone scammer\" width=\"497\" height=\"600\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133437-497x600.png 497w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133437-124x150.png 124w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133437.png 792w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133437-497x600.png\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-659900\" class=\"wp-image-659900 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133437-497x600.png\" alt=\"man smashed phone scammer\" width=\"497\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133437-497x600.png 497w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133437-124x150.png 124w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133437.png 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\"><\/noscript>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p id=\"caption-attachment-659900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Channel 7 on YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>To access the funds from the Bank of Thailand, she was told she needed to pay an 80,000 baht (S$3,180) interest fee.<\/p>\n<p>Suspicious, the husband confronted his wife and confiscated her phone to investigate.<\/p>\n<p>During the struggle, he decided to smash the phone and called the police upon realising the seriousness of the situation.<\/p>\n<h3>Believed the man could help her pay off her debts<\/h3>\n<p>Despite her husband&rsquo;s intervention, the woman continued to insist that the &ldquo;businessman&rdquo; was legitimate and that he could help her pay off her debts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_659902\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-659902\" class=\"wp-image-659902 size-full lazyload\" alt width=\"375\" height=\"473\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133519.png 375w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133519-119x150.png 119w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133519.png\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-659902\" class=\"wp-image-659902 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133519.png\" alt width=\"375\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133519.png 375w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-133519-119x150.png 119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-659902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Channel 7 on YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The husband informed the police that the total amount his wife had transferred was not limited to 200,000 baht (S$7,950), as he had already lost over 400,000 baht (S$15,900) himself.<\/p>\n<p>When police asked the woman for her wealthy friend&rsquo;s name, she claimed that she did not know.<\/p>\n<p>The husband expressed concern that his wife still believed that this friend could help her clear her debts.<\/p>\n<p>He is now holding on to her credit cards, and&nbsp;plans to visit the bank to temporarily freeze the accounts until his wife realises the truth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: Elderly man in Thailand loses over S$2K in scam after ordering sex doll online<br><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TGSY7ADHX4\" readability=\"0\">\n<p>Elderly man in Thailand loses over S$2K in scam after ordering sex doll online<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Have news you must share? Get in touch with us via email at&nbsp;news@mustsharenews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image adapted from Matichon Online and Channel 7 on YouTube.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><sub>Man in Thailand smashes wife&rsquo;s phone to stop her from transferring money to scammer<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man tries to stop wife from paying scammer by smashing her phone A 59-year-old woman in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand has been repeatedly transferring money to whom she believed was a wealthy businessman. Exasperated by her actions, her husband took to smashing her phone to discontinue her payments to the scammer. 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