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Cyber police target 20 firms over investment swindle
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/09/2025
» Cybercrime police are pursuing legal action against 20 companies linked to a major investment scam that defrauded one victim out of 26 million baht.
PM holds talks with Xi in Beijing
News, AFP and Bangkok Post, Published on 07/02/2025
» Chinese President Xi Jinping thanked Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for the "strong measures" Thailand has taken against scammers targeting Chinese nationals in the region.
Thailand extradites Chinese fugitive in $15m loan scam
Online Reporters, Published on 20/01/2025
» A Chinese man wanted for public fraud has been extradited from Thailand to China in a case involving more than 112 million yuan (US$15.3 million).
Thai police influencers seek to warn against crime online
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/11/2024
» In an age when people turn to social media figures for help, national police chief Kittharath Punpetch is planning to develop the Royal Thai Police (RTP)'s own influencers to build a direct connection with the public and warn them about crimes.
Visa 'fixer' swindled Japanese businessman out of B300,000
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/08/2024
» A Japanese garment exporter has accused a Thai "fixer" of swindling him out of 300,000 baht with a false promise to help him get a permanent visa.
Thai Police Partner with AMLBot to Combat Crypto Scams
Published on 13/08/2024
» Pig butchering scams related to cryptocurrency, a form of investment fraud, have become increasingly prevalent in Southeast Asia, particularly in the areas surrounding Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos. These scams often involve cybercriminals posing as legitimate investment advisors to swindle victims out of their savings.
13 members of Chinese call-scam gang arrested in Chiang Mai
Online Reporters, Published on 28/06/2024
» Police have arrested 13 members of a Chinese call centre scam gang using Chiang Mai province as an operation base to swindle money from people in China.
Beam me up please, Scotty
Mongkol Bangprapa, Wassayos Ngamkham and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/05/2024
» With a rhonchi-like sound in their throats as a signal from five Lord Buddhas, a man and a woman duo in Udon Thani claim they can cure sick people using a celestial frequency.
6 members of 2 major scam gangs arrested, including 2 Chinese nationals
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/04/2024
» Six suspected members of two major call centre scam gangs have been arrested separately with cash and other assets worth about 42 million baht seized. One Chinese suspect managed digital wallets with about 70 billion baht in circulation.
Revenue Department apologises for mysterious e-tax filing error
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/02/2024
» An error in the Revenue Department's My Tax Account system has been fixed and was not the result of a security breach, according to a department official.