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Criminal crackdown
News, Editorial, Published on 03/01/2018
» It's encouraging to hear the New Year's resolution from the Central Investigation Bureau bigwigs about stepping up their battle against crime. The CIB deals specifically with fraud, scams and online tricksters. Last year, such crimes became bigger than ever. Thousands of people admitted falling victim to fraud schemes. CIB chief Pol Lt Gen Thitirat Nongharnpitak says he intends to put those crimes at the centre of his 2018 investigations, and he has outlined positive steps to do it.
No new beginnings
News, Postbag, Published on 06/01/2018
» Re: "A year of living dangerously in Thailand", (Opinion, Jan 5).
'Jobs in S.Korea' Facebook scammer cheats 8 in Korat
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 07/01/2018
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Labour officials in this northeastern province have launched an investigation after receiving a complaint from eight people in Chum Phuang district that they had fallen victim to a job scammer.
Many lured into opening bank accounts, promised B1m
Sunthorn Pongpao, Published on 08/01/2018
» AYUTTHAYA: Fifty people in Bang Ban district told police a man tricked them into opening bank accounts for him, claiming foreigners would put 1 million baht in each of them as a donation to the poor.
Woman blamed after lost ID card used for phone scams
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/01/2018
» A young woman has asked Crime Suppression Division police to take action against a member of a call centre gang who used her lost ID card to open bank accounts they used to swindle people, and led to her being arrested for a crime she did not commit.
ID theft victim calls on CSD for justice
News, Wassayos Ngamkham & Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 10/01/2018
» A Nonthaburi woman has asked Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police to take action against a member of a call centre gang who she accuses of using her lost ID card to open bank accounts which were used to swindle people, a crime that led to her being arrested for a crime she did not commit.
DSI urged to probe 'skin care scam'
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/01/2018
» A network fighting pyramid schemes yesterday called on the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to look into a new fraud case involving the sale of "whitening medicine".
Cops arrest yakuza gang kill suspect
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/01/2018
» Police are probing a link between a yakuza gang and its illegal activities after nabbing its former leading member who fled to Thailand and took shelter here for 12 years to escape a murder charge.
Amlo to meet banks about ID theft saga
News, King-oua Laohong & Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 12/01/2018
» The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) will meet 36 Thai and foreign commercial banks on Monday to find ways to prevent people using the identification cards of others to open bank accounts.
Uproar over bitcoin crackdown bid divides S.Korea
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2018
» SEOUL: With a tech-savvy population quick to adopt the latest gadgets and a young generation facing dim prospects in the conventional workplace, South Korea has been a fertile ground for virtual currencies.