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Elderly warned of festive scam threat
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/12/2025
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) have issued an urgent warning to retired government officials and senior citizens to be on high alert for online scams during the year-end period.
Thai police digitise war against cybercrime
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/10/2025
» The Royal Thai Police is stepping up efforts against call centre gangs and online scammers after the government declared cybercrime suppression a national priority.
Innocent vendors’ accounts frozen as scammers exploit online purchases, police warn
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/09/2025
» Bank accounts of innocent online vendors are being frozen after scammers adopted new methods to launder stolen money, the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) said on Sunday.
Chinese teen arrested for alleged call centre scam
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/12/2024
» A 19-year-old Chinese youth accused of involvement in a call centre scam was arrested during police raids in Bangkok on Wednesday.
Thai govt hails use of 1441 cybercrime hotline
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/12/2024
» The damages caused by cybercrime have plummeted by 44% since the 1441 Anti-Online Scam Operation Centre (AOC) Hotline was established last year, according to the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.
Romance, friend impostor, SMS scams top fraud cases, police say
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/12/2024
» Romance scams, friend impostor scams, short messages with fraudulent links and false accusation calls have been the most common tricks used by scammers in 2024, a deputy spokesman for the Royal Thai Police Office revealed on Sunday.
Women 'victims in most cases'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/07/2024
» About two-thirds of victims in cybercrime cases are women, the Royal Thai Police (RTP) said yesterday, urging the public to exercise extra caution when using social media and messaging apps.
Police look to reskill
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/01/2024
» As people become increasingly reliant on online technology for daily activities, from buying essentials to accessing entertainment, scams on the internet are expected to remain a prominent trend this year, according to Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) commissioner Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej.
Pheu Thai digital money giveaway sparks scam apps
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/08/2023
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) warned on Friday that online scammers are promoting false advertisements for the 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme, a policy proposed by the Pheu Thai Party.
New scam targets uni students
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/08/2023
» Police have warned about a new scam where call centre gangs trick students into sending fake abduction video clips of themselves, which are then used to get money from their parents.