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Overseas job swindles skyrocket
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/07/2023
» The number of people duped by illegal job brokers to work overseas and the damages incurred have both soared in the past eight months, according to the Department of Employment (DoE).
Dating sites put love on the line
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/11/2022
» Women have been warned against so-called romance scams or online dating fraud which have cost victims millions of baht, a seminar was told.
Fresh bid to protect online consumers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 28/06/2020
» A group of organisations has called for a centre to take charge of protecting online consumers as they faced no less risk of being scammed than customers in physical markets.
Cyber unit tackles job scams
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 25/05/2017
» A special cyber unit has been set up to clamp down on online overseas job placement scams as part of measures to prevent Thais from working abroad illegally.
Labour Ministry monitors social media over job scams
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/09/2014
» The Labour Ministry is monitoring social media over concerns that rogue job agencies are using online communities to prey on people looking for work overseas.