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THAILAND

Online scams targeting smaller victims on the rise

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/04/2026

» The Anti-Cyber Scam Centre (ACSC) recorded 7,366 online crime cases over the past week, with losses exceeding 407 million baht, as authorities warned of a shift towards smaller individual targets and a rise in job-related scams.

THAILAND

Immigration warns of scam digital arrival card websites

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/03/2026

» The Immigration Bureau has warned foreign travellers against fraudulent websites offering Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) services for a fee, stressing that registration, while mandatory, is free and available only through official channels.

THAILAND

Contractor nabbed for posing as anti-graft fixer

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/03/2026

» A construction contractor posing as a well-connected fixer has been arrested for allegedly attempting to extort millions of baht from a senior government official by claiming he could influence a ruling by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).

THAILAND

Online scams up again, investment fraud worst

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/03/2026

» The number of online-scam complaints rose again over the past week, with investment fraud causing the most damage, according to police.

THAILAND

Northern Irish man arrested for credit-card hacking case

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/02/2026

» A 50-year-old man from Northern Ireland has been arrested in Bangkok’s On Nut area after evaded authorities for more than two years over credit card hacking offences that caused nearly 2 million baht in damages.

THAILAND

Teacher arrested for duping boys into filming pornography

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/02/2026

» A male computer teacher at a school in Chon Buri has been arrested for duping many male students, mostly aged 14, into filming pornographic content of themselves and sending it to him in exchange for a promised payment of 10,000 baht, which he failed to pay. 

THAILAND

'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.

THAILAND

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.

THAILAND

Four nabbed for Bangkok onlne investment con

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/11/2025

» Police have arrested four suspects in an online investment scam in Bangkok, allegedly working for a Chinese boss.

THAILAND

Supreme Court orders B17bn tax on Thaksin

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/11/2025

» The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against Thaksin Shinawatra in a long-running tax dispute, ordering him to pay 17.6 billion baht in personal income tax, fines and fees arising from the sale of Shin Corporation shares in 2006.