METROPOLITAN Police rounded up three Chinese nationals who are members of a transnational call centre gang on charges of defrauding a 65-year-old Thai woman out of over 34 million baht then demanding more, PPTVHD36 said today (April 18). At around 5.40 p.m. yesterday a police team from Metropolitan Police Bureau’s Investigation Division 3 together
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Cyber Police warn of online loan scam
CYBER Police urged those struggling financially and are looking for a loan to beware because what seems to be a lifesaver could actually be a scam, Naewna newspaper said yesterday (March 22). In a Facebook post Cyber Police said, “Easy loans, quick approval – beware! Scammers are offering easy loans through social media and
Read moreMinistry moves to reduce visa-free entry to 30 days to tackle scammers
THE FOREIGN Affairs Ministry is gearing up to propose to the government that visa-free entry be reduced from 60 to 30 days to close a loophole that allows foreign scammers and other gangs to slip into the country, TV Channel 7 said today (March 21). Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said although the government
Read moreThais hit by scam calls and SMS 173 million times in 2025
DATA collected by Whoscall application shows that the number of scam phone calls and fake SMS messages Thais received in 2025 totalled 173 million, rising 3.16 percent year-on-year even as the global total of fraud calls dropped, PPTVHD36 said today (Mar. 18). Gogolook (Thailand) Co., Ltd., provider of this useful app, mentioned new scam
Read morePublic urged to download expanded Police Care app to check on scammers
TWO new features have been added to the Police Care application to further help the public fend off scammers as they can now check these cybercriminals’ bank account and phone numbers, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Feb. 2). Ms. Airin Panrit, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said the government is working on
Read moreChina executes 11 people linked to Myanmar scam compounds
By Agencies and published by CNA BEIJING – China on Thursday (Jan. 29) executed 11 people linked to Myanmar criminal gangs, including “key members” involved in telecom scam operations, state media reported. They were sentenced to death in September by a court in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou, Xinhua said, adding that the
Read moreCambodian social media rocked by rumour of Hun Sen suffering a stroke
CAMBODIAN social media is in turmoil after an exiled activist spread a rumour that senior leader Hun Sen has suffered a stroke with some speculating that this is merely an attempt to avoid meeting China’s assistant minister for public security Liu Zhongyi during his visit, PPTVHD36 said last evening (Jan. 19). Mr. Pang Sokheoun,
Read moreSEC urged to issue warning against buying scammer-linked shares
By Thai Newsroom and TV Channel 7 FORMER finance minister and deputy Democrat leader Korn Chatikavanij urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue an immediate warning against buying shares of listed companies linked to money-laundering scam gangs amid the current rush to sell them before a general election on Feb. 8. In
Read moreThammanat to be named top Klatham contestant for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters Updated at 6.30 p.m. Dec. 16, 2025 DE FACTO KLATHAM BOSS Thammanat Prompao will certainly be named top partisan contestant for prime minister in the Feb.8 election, confirmed Klatham leader Naruemon Pinyosinwat today (Dec.16). Thammanat, the acting deputy prime minister-cum-acting agriculture & cooperatives minister, has been reportedly determined to contest
Read moreThais affected by risk of country becoming ‘global money laundering hub’
By Thai Rath Money WITH Thailand now facing a risk of becoming a global money laundering hub due to multiple loopholes that facilitate the flow of grey money this inevitably impacts the economy and national confidence with ordinary Thais directly and indirectly vulnerable to this gray money cycle. The following are the key ways
Read moreScammers said to have moved their key base to Laos
AFTER crackdowns in Myanmar, scammers have apparently moved their key base to Vientiane, Laos, where there are several large buildings in a huge new complex, Naewna newspaper and PPTVHD36 said today (Nov. 12). The “Army Military Force” Facebook page shared photos of the new scam hub with this message, “A Laotian influencer named ‘Beezychanel’
Read moreYingluck might be accused during censure debate of taking scammers’ bribes, albeit unknowingly
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER YINGLUCK Shinawatra could possibly be accused in absentia and retroactive fashion of taking kickbacks from suspected scammers, albeit unaware of their rogue activities, unless a censure motion against Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul or any other members of the Bhumjaithai-led cabinet in the House of Representatives was foiled
Read moreScam centres in Southeast Asia are on the rise despite crackdowns
By Huizhong Wu, AP, and published by Yahoo!News IT OFTEN starts with a text message asking if you are available on weekends, looking for a part-time job or you get a simple “hello” from an unknown number. Halfway across the world, a labourer is usually pulling in 12-16 hour days, sending non-stop messages, hoping
Read moreThaksin only knew Ben Smith as ‘acquaintance’: Lawyer
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss-turned-inmate Thaksin Shinawatra today (Nov.6) categorically denied he had dealt in “business investment” with scammer suspect Benjamin Mauerberger, alias Ben Smith, since the former only knew the latter as an “acquaintance”, according to the inmate’s lawyer Winyat Chatmontree. The lawyer who today visited Thaksin at Klong
Read moreGovt only needs 30-day time to combat transnational scammer rackets: Prasert
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE BHUMJAITHAI-LED government needs not have as long as a four-month period to crack down on Cambodia-based, transnational scammer networks preying on Thai and world victims because it would practically take them only a 30-day time from now to do so, said a prominent opposition figure today (Nov.4). Pheu Thai
Read morePM concerned over potential world boycotts against Thailand over scammers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER ANUTIN Charnvirakul today (Nov.3) expressed concern over Cambodia-based scamming/money-laundering networks which, he said, could possibly prompt the world community to declare potential boycotts against Thailand if those rogue, transnational criminals were not arrested and brought to justice by the Thai authorities. The prime minister who concurrently performs as
Read moreSeven listed firms suspected of involvement in Khmer-based, money-laundering scams
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SEVEN FIRMS LISTED IN the Stock Exchange of Thailand have been suspected of involvement in the alleged laundering of enormous amounts of ill-gotten money from Cambodia-based scammer networks. House Committee on Money-Laundering & Drugs Suppression Chair Danuporn Punnakun confirmed today (Oct.30) that seven listed firms have been reportedly suspected of
Read moreThammanat, Narumon summoned again to testify over Khmer-based scammers-linked Ben Smith
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO KLATHAM BOSS Thammanat Prompao and Klatham leader Narumon Pinyosinwat have been summoned by a House committee for testimony scheduled for tomorrow (Oct.30) over their alleged personal association with a South African-born wheeler-dealer who had been covertly involved in Cambodia-based scammer networks. House Committee on State Security, Border Affairs
Read morePolice officer sacked for involvement with call centre gang
A METROPOLITAN police officer holding the rank of deputy superintendent for investigation was dismissed today (Oct. 28) after being arrested on charges of involvement with a call centre gang, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Sayam Boonsom, commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, and Pol. Maj. Gen. Kiattikul Sonthinet, commander of
Read morePM might dissolve House by early Dec. to call election by early Feb.
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER ANUTIN Charnvirakul might probably dissolve the House of Representatives by early December to preempt censure debate with the likelihood of the Cambodia-based scammer issue topping the otherwise marathon agenda, among other topics, according to a noted government critic. The prime minister-cum-interior minister might probably opt to dissolve the
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