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Retiree duped out of B24m in ‘high-yield’ investment scam
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/02/2026
» A 75-year-old retired civil servant lost almost 24 million baht to an online investment scam that hijacked the name of a popular restaurant brand and used the Line messaging app to attract victims.
Retiree lost B20m to bogus news anchor scam
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/08/2023
» A 66-year-old government retiree has told police he lost about 20 million baht in just two months to a bogus woman news anchor who lured him online into investing in “cryptocurrencies”.
Five charged with swindling retiree out of B239m
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/01/2020
» Five people have been arrested on charges of swindling a retired engineer out of 239 million baht over seven years, with one of them claiming to be army chief Apirat Kongsompong.
German who dumped corpse may face murder investigation
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/10/2019
» Police are considering whether to launch a murder investigation after a German man was arrested on Friday for allegedly concealing the corpse of a female compatriot at his home in Chon Buri province.
Online fraud scams shape as key focus for police
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/01/2018
» Online scams are among the key types of crime police will focus on this year while criminal databases are crucially important as a key tool to crack down on con artists.