CRIME
Facebook page leads to accused con artist
- Published: 21 Aug 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: News
A man suspected of conning more than 100 victims, most of whom were women he met online, has been arrested after one of the women opened a Facebook page to hunt him down.
Chakhon Boonchoen, 33, second right, looks at items which police say he has confessed to having stolen from about 100 victims. One victim, second left, also shows up at a press conference held by the Bangkok Metropolitan Police yesterday. APICHART JINAKUL
After a month-long search, police yesterday arrested Chakhon Boonchoen, aka Ohm, 33. Police said Mr Chakhon used Facebook to befriend victims before eventually stealing their valuables.
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