The social media influencer “Nara Crepe Katoey” has been arrested in Ayutthaya for public fraud over online sales of random gift boxes, some of which she said would contain gold worth far more than what people paid.
Consumer protection police searched three premises in Ayutthaya and Lop Buri on Tuesday morning in search of the transgender personality whose real name is Aniwat Prathumthin.
Police found Aniwat, 24, at the home of her boyfriend in Bang Pa-in district.
Police said many victims had filed complaints that Aniwat had lured people into buying gift boxes during her livestreams on Facebook. The prices varied — 10,000, 50,000 and 100,000 baht.
For 10,000 baht, people were told they would have a chance of receiving gold worth more than 15,000 baht plus 6,000 baht cash. Other boxes would contain other goods worth around 10,000 baht.
For 50,000 baht they might get 3 baht weight of gold and 20,000 baht cash. If they paid 100,000 baht they might get 5 baht weight of gold plus 50,000 baht cash — worth more than 200,000 baht.
People sent money but did not receive the gift boxes.
In September last year, Aniwat was arrested on a charge of advertising dietary supplements containing a hazardous stimulant.
Three months before that, she was charged along with another transgender influencer and a woman with lese majeste, for a video promotion for the Lazada e-commerce network.
