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Online scams up again, investment fraud worst
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/03/2026
» The number of online-scam complaints rose again over the past week, with investment fraud causing the most damage, according to police.
Fraud complaints 'declining'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/02/2026
» The Anti Cyber Scam Centre (ACSC) has reported a decline in overall online fraud cases in the latest weekly review but warned that investment scams have surged to become the leading cause of financial losses, with damages exceeding 123 million baht.
'Ohkajhu' restaurant logo used in online scam
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/02/2026
» A 75-year-old former civil servant has lost almost 24 million baht to an online investment scam that hijacked the name of a popular restaurant brand, the Anti Cyber Scam Centre (ACSC) yesterday.
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.
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.
Call-centre gangs shift to using corporate accounts
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/01/2026
» The Anti-Online Scam Centre (ACSC) has uncovered a new operational model used by call-centre gangs, which have shifted from using individual mule accounts to corporate "mule accounts" to defraud victims, evade scrutiny, and launder larger sums of money, police said.
'Mule' accounts proliferate
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/01/2026
» The term "mule account" -- once obscure, now widely recognised -- has become synonymous with financial crime in Thailand.
MPB lauds big drop in city crime rate
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/01/2026
» Bangkok's overall crime rate declined in 2025, while arrest rates improved, reflecting more proactive policing across the capital, says the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB).
Four nabbed in raids on ‘mule account’ network
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/01/2026
» Four suspects have been arrested at different locations in Thailand as part of a major crackdown on a fraudulent “mule account” network, authorities have confirmed.
New scam centre found in Cambodia after Thailand's crackdown
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/01/2026
» Thai authorities have identified a new scam centre in Malai city of Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province, believed to have moved there following recent crackdowns along the Thai-Cambodian border.