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Diving into the mule account crackdown
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 30/05/2024
» Authorities began checking the names of mobile banking account holders and mobile subscribers on Monday to see if they match, part of a joint effort led by the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry.
Telling fortunes 'a nice little earner'
Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/05/2024
» A recent Thai news story concerned a man nabbed in an online fortune-telling scam. He would inform customers suffering from misfortune that their situation would dramatically improve if for a small fee he made a few prayers on his "direct line" to the deities in heaven.
NBTC boosts efforts to combat scammers
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 22/05/2024
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) yesterday set up a working group to implement a new policy aimed at preventing online scammers from preying on people who use mobile banking.
Seeking immunity from cybercrime
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/05/2024
» Cybercrime today has become alarmingly advanced as criminals keep coming up with new ways to scam victims.
Local politician at large in big call scam case
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/05/2024
» Police are hunting for the family of a woman deputy mayor in Nakhon Si Thammarat, suspecting them of being involved in a big Chinese call scam network.
Hong Kong phone scam cases drop in first quarter but losses quadruple
Published on 13/05/2024
» HONG KONG: The number of phone scam cases in Hong Kong dropped in the first quarter compared with the same period last year although losses quadrupled to HK$789 million (3.7 billion baht), with more mainland Chinese students in the city falling victim.
Privilege card loophole lets criminals in front door
News, Published on 13/05/2024
» The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) is still looking into foreign nationals who are in the nation on elite visas and engaging in dubious business.
Fighting scammers
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/05/2024
» Whoscall, a mobile app that helps people identify unknown phone calls and text messages, recently revealed that last year people in Thailand received the highest number of fraudulent SMS messages in Asia.
Online fraud crackdown making headway
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 03/05/2024
» Damage from online fraud tallied 110 million baht per day in April, down 26% from 149 million baht per day in March, thanks to concerted efforts by authorities to crack down.
Nation hit by surge in scams, financial fraud
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/04/2024
» Thailand was one of the top three countries in the Asia-Pacific region to suffer a significant surge in financial fraud scams last year, according to Google's 2023 Bad Apps Report.