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More young people being taken in by scams
Online Reporters, Published on 30/03/2026
» People in younger age groups are now being fooled more often by scammers, with the number of victims aged 21–30 years last week exceeding those in the 31-40 group who were previously the most affected, the Anti-Cyber Scam Centre (ACSC) reported on Monday.
Youth increasingly targeted as scammers deploy new fear‑based tactics
Online Reporters, Published on 06/03/2026
» Criminal networks are intensifying their focus on young people, using increasingly sophisticated online tactics to extort money, lure victims into criminal schemes and, in some cases, facilitate cross‑border trafficking, the Anti‑Cyber Scam Centre (ACSC) has warned.
Man arrested for posing as police officer to dupe Thai woman in the US
Online Reporters, Published on 07/01/2026
» A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Prachin Buri after he was accused of posing as a police officer and extorting money from a US-based Thai woman by falsely linking her to a money-laundering case, causing her to lose almost 200 million baht.
Fake doctor with long rap sheet arrested at Bangkok clinic
Online Reporters, Published on 05/09/2025
» Bangkok police have arrested a 74-year-old man who had been masquerading as a licensed doctor for years, using forged documents to secure part-time work at medical clinics in several provinces.
Korean man held for alleged crypto laundering
Online Reporters, Published on 23/08/2025
» Thai police have arrested a 33-year-old South Korean man for allegedly laundering cryptocurrency for call-centre gangs by converting it into gold bars, with transactions worth more than 1.6 billion baht over a three-month period.