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More bank accounts may be frozen: Bank of Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/09/2025
» More people could face frozen bank accounts as authorities widen investigations into transfers linked to mule accounts, in an effort to recover money for scam victims, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) has warned.
Thailand tightens mobile banking transfer limits
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/08/2025
» The Bank of Thailand has set a daily transfer limit of 50,000 baht for children and the elderly using mobile banking, seeking to curb financial fraud.
Chiang Mai police raid nets 18 Chinese call centre fraudsters
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/08/2025
» Police arrested 18 Chinese nationals operating a call centre fraud operation from a luxury house that worth over 40 million baht in Mae Rim district of Chiang Mai on July 31, with eight suspects injured after jumping from the second floor while attempting to escape.
Woman jailed for ‘Face Off’ cosmetic surgery scam
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/08/2025
» The Criminal Court sentenced Xeping Chaiyasan to four years in prison for defrauding the public through a cosmetic surgery scheme known as “Face Off.”
German arrested on Koh Phangan for fraud
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/07/2025
» A German man has been arrested on Koh Phangan for allegedly running a fraudulent investment scheme targeting investors in Australia.
Unpaid Thais flee Cambodia across rooftops into Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/07/2025
» Ten Thais who claimed they were being forced to work without pay in Phnom Penh fled across a border rooftop into Thailand on Wednesday morning.
Police bust Phuket jet-ski scammers
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/04/2025
» Police have seized eight jet-skis and arrested five operators in Phuket during a crackdown on gangs preying on tourists.
Earthquake hits Chiang Mai's room rates during Songkran
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/04/2025
» Hotels in Chiang Mai offered lower room rates than last year to draw last-minute domestic travellers, whose confidence was still shaken by last month's earthquake.
Accused Japanese scam gang boss arrested in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/03/2025
» A Japanese man who is believed to be a leader of call-centre scam gangs in Cambodia and Vietnam has been arrested for a string of crimes in Japan.
Thailand considers wall on Cambodia border
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/03/2025
» Thailand will study the feasibility of building a wall along part of its border with Cambodia to prevent illegal crossings, government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub said on Monday.