LINE, a chat app popular in Thailand, is warning users to be on the lookout for scammers who might use SMS and LINE chat to steal personal information. The app said today that recently, some scammers claimed to be company officials, and posted job announcements via SMS and Line chat.
LINE said that scammers are also adding people as ‘friends’ in order to steal their personal information, and hurting people and companies involved. The app tells users they can report scammers by clicking ‘Other settings’ and ‘Report’.
“…we would like to ask Line users not to click on links with unknown origin or provide personal information through online channels without checking thoroughly.”
This news comes after Thai police warned the public last month not to fall for so-called ‘deepfake’ scams. A Thai deputy police spokesman warned that scammers are using deepfake technology…
