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Meta shuts over150k scam profiles
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/03/2026
» A joint operation between the Royal Thai Police (RTP), the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Meta resulted in the arrest of 21 people and the shutdown of over 150,000 accounts linked to scam operations.
'Mule' accounts proliferate
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/01/2026
» The term "mule account" -- once obscure, now widely recognised -- has become synonymous with financial crime in Thailand.
Court accepts defamation case against Rangsiman
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/01/2026
» The Criminal Court has accepted a criminal defamation case against People’s Party party-list MP Rangsiman Rome, ruling that his remarks accusing a foreign businessman of involvement in a scam and call-centre network were defamatory and not supported by evidence.
DSI raids locations tied to iris scanning and crypto
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/01/2026
» Officials from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Thursday raided five locations in Bangkok linked to an iris-scanning cryptocurrency initiative suspected of illegally harvesting personal data from 1.2 million Thai citizens.
Meta targets AI-driven scams in Asia
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/12/2025
» Meta has released its latest Adversarial Threat Report, outlining large-scale efforts to combat online scams across the Asia-Pacific (Apac) region and address the growing threat of AI-enabled criminal activity, while working closely with law enforcement agencies in multiple countries.
Thai PM Anutin again declares war on scammers
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/11/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul vowed to wage an all-out war on scammers as he unveiled the results of a sweeping national operation against online fraud and cybercrime on Monday.
Kittharath vows crackdown on scams amid criticism
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/11/2025
» National police chief Pol Gen Kittharath Punpetch said the Royal Thai Police (RTP) will continue to diligently crackdown on scamming operations, while disregarding external accusations labelling the force as a criminal gang.
Digital economy minister gives evidence on bribe case
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/10/2025
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaichanok Chidchob said he had presented evidence to a House committee backing up his claim regarding an alleged 40-million-baht bribery case, while investigators said the probe should be concluded within 30 days.
Scammers' attempt to bribe Thai minister case escalates
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/10/2025
» The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) plans to refer a bribery case involving Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaichanok Chidchob and call-centre scam networks to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) next week, CIB commissioner Pol Lt Gen Natthasak Chaowanasai said on Thursday.
Thai police speed up scam centre bribery probe
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/10/2025
» Police are expediting their review of evidence in a high-profile 40-million-baht bribery case allegedly linked to Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob.