Arrest made in online scam

Stanley Niedujnr, 27, denied fraud and other offences under a computerrelated act after he was arrested in Bangkok's Wang Thonglang district. There were no details about the total amount of money he had allegedly obtained from the victims, or how many, or their nationalities.

Crime Suppression Police, who had been pursuing Niedujnr following an arrest warrant for him issued last year, said the suspect randomly emailed people in nine countries telling them that they had won a prize in a USbased lottery worth US$800,000, and told them they had to pay a Bt20,000 fee to facilitate the transfer of the prize money.

When victims quizzed him by email about the prolonged transactions, police said Niedujnr told them that the money had been seized by the Antimoney Laundering Office, which eventually prompted an investigation into the victims' complaints.