New Legislation Makes Banks, Telecoms, and Social Media Firms Accountable for Scams
Photo Credit: Apichart Jinakul A new emergency decree took effect on Sunday that requires financial institutions, telecom operators and social media platform owners to share responsibility for failing to curb…
Alert for digital wallet scams
The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has integrated more advanced technology into its operations to enhance its work and services, including efforts to monitor and prevent scams related to the government’s…
Police warn of Fast Track scam at Thai Airports
Police spokesman Maj Gen Cherngron Rimpadee said on Thursday that officials are investigating the “richcarsbangkok” Facebook page, which promises access to Immigration fast-track lanes for both incoming and outgoing travellers.…
5 major call centre gangs brought down by Thai Government
Amid a sharp increase in call-centre scams, government agencies are making efforts to combat and prevent cheating of the public, Minister of Digital Economy and Society Prasert Jantararuangtong said. He…
Respected firm’s name used wrongly in billion-baht gold scam
Authorities have taken out a Chinese-led group that deceived individuals into believing they were investing in gold worth a billion baht by using the name of a reputable jewelry company.…
Woman arrested in regards to the black pink ticket scam
A 35-year-old woman was detained by police from Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau in the Mueang district of Chiang Rai province on suspicion of fraud. She is charged with creating…
James Wattana, a legend of Thai snooker, loses 3.2 million baht to a contact center gang.
A call center scam gang is accused of defrauding Thai snooker champion James Wattana, also known as "Tong Sitchoi" in his home country, out of around 3.2 million baht.
Thai woman loses 100,000 baht to online dating scam
A 42 year old Thai woman warned others about the danger of online dating scams after she lost valuables worth 100,000 baht to a man she met on social media…
In cybercrime case, assets worth more than B200m seized from crypto firm CEO
Cybercrime police have seized assets worth over 200 million baht from the CEO of P Miner Cryptocurrency Group Co and his girlfriend who are wanted for public fraud. The seizure…
Sushi scam boss arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport
Metha Charingsuk, 42, the owner of Japanese buffet restaurant Daruma Sushi, was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Samut Prakan on Wednesday for allegedly defrauding people and inputting false information into…