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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.
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.
'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.
Caller-ID spoofing remedy ordered
News, Published on 13/01/2018
» Telecom service providers have been told to block 50 numbers used by call centre gangs to trick their victims and have been given two months to develop a system to counter caller-ID spoofing via Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).
Cops nab 2 over 'farm scams'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/01/2018
» A married couple has been detained in multiple arrest warrants issued for them in various farm product-related scams, the Crime Suppression Division's Sub-division 5 says.
City woman 'admits gang tie'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/01/2018
» A woman has been detained on suspicion of being involved in a call centre gang's use of stolen ID card to open bank accounts, said a police source.
The innocent isle
B Magazine, Published on 21/01/2018
» A country just beginning to realise its tourism potential can be a wonderful place to visit. You can enjoy its natural delights free of the scams and overcrowding associated with more famous destinations that have had their charms tainted by the very industry that first put them on the map.
Foreign 'Romeos' continue preying on wealthy Thai women
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/01/2018
» Foreign gangs behind romance scams targeting wealthy Thai women are flourishing, despite intensive efforts to crack down on the crime.