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Prasert prioritises online fraud
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/09/2023
» Prasert Jantararuangtong, the newly appointed Digital Economy and Society (DES) minister, has given top priority to suppressing rampant online fraud and call centre scams.
Online fraud rises, losses fall
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/02/2026
» The Anti Cyber Scam Centre (ACSC) has reported a sharp rise in online fraud cases, with nearly 8,000 cases recorded nationwide in just one week, though the average loss per case has declined.
Online bank fraud faces probe
News, Wassayos Ngamkham & Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 19/10/2021
» Police are stepping up their investigations after it was revealed about 40,000 people had lost at least 10 million baht as a result of unauthorised online transactions.
Facebook faces online fraud lawsuits
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana & Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 22/08/2023
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry will request a criminal court order this month to shut down Facebook in Thailand, alleging that the platform has been an accomplice with scammers in deceiving people to invest with them.
Online fraud crackdown making headway
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 03/05/2024
» Damage from online fraud tallied 110 million baht per day in April, down 26% from 149 million baht per day in March, thanks to concerted efforts by authorities to crack down.
AI to help crush online fraud
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 22/11/2022
» Wisit Wisitsora-at, newly appointed permanent secretary for digital economy and society (DES), says his priority task is to stamp out rampant fraudulent activity online.
6 Taiwanese arrested for online fraud
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/06/2022
» Six Taiwanese men, accused of duping more than 500 people -- mostly Chinese and Taiwanese nationals -- into investing in fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes, were arrested during a police raid in Bangkok's Prawet district.
Nun arrested for B1.3bn online fraud
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/06/2023
» Police from the Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Bureau (IDMB) have arrested a Buddhist nun on fraud charges for luring people to invest in a fake cloud storage rental business and loading false information on a computer, causing over one billion baht in damage to victims.
Online fraud law sees incidents fall
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/09/2023
» The combined value of damage caused by online fraud in Thailand has continued to rise, even though the number of victims has declined to an average of 580 complaints per day, from 800 earlier this year, thanks to a new law tackling cybercrime, according to the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry.
Centre to help battle online fraud
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/09/2023
» The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has teamed up with the cyber crime police and related agencies to establish the Anti Online Scam Operation Centre (AOC) as a one stop service point the public can utilise to deal with cases of online fraud.