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Tackling a national scourge
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 27/10/2025
» Thailand plans to rev up efforts to crack down on rampant online scams, which are a menace not only to Thailand but also the global economy. Efforts include improving existing regulations and cooperating with other countries to suppress scams.
Gogolook becoming a scam prevention firm
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 12/09/2025
» Gogolook, the developer of anti-scam application Whoscall, is undergoing a transformation from a scam detection company to a scam prevention firm.
Tools for Humanity explains it is not gathering personal data
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 04/09/2025
» Tools for Humanity (TFH), a contributor to the World project, has clarified its human verification technology does not collect people's personal data.
Thai scams rise 112% in 2024
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 25/02/2025
» Thailand has experienced a surge in scam calls and SMS messages, reaching 168 million in 2024, marking a five-year high, according to Gogolook Thailand's 2024 annual report.
Gogolook to use new Thai HQ to expand within the region
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/10/2024
» Taiwan's Gogolook, the developer of the Whoscall app, has opened a headquarters in Thailand as part of the company's expansion strategy in Southeast Asia, capitalising on a forecast that the global anti-scam industry will be worth US$129 billion in 2029.
Gogolook, VML unveil scam listing
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 29/10/2024
» Gogolook Thailand, developer of the Whoscall app, has teamed up with VML Thailand, a creative, data and technology agency, to launch "Scammer Pages", Thailand's first data-visualised directory, containing more than 1.5 million local scam phone numbers.
Whoscall unveils Scam Alert feature
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 18/09/2024
» Gogolook, owner of the Whoscall application, in collaboration with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), has launched the Scam Alert feature on the app.
Commission prepares 'do not call list' app
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/11/2023
» The Office of the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) is developing a national "do not call list" as an option to help people block calls and text messages from unwanted numbers, aiming to tackle call centre scams.
NBTC moves to curb excess SIM issuance
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/07/2022
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is imposing harsher measures against mobile operators that allow the registration of more than five SIM cards by an individual through dealers, vowing to fine the carriers 1 million baht per day for violating the restriction.