Smartphone users warned not to fall prey to scammers

Police are warning people not to click on any links or download any unauthorised apps as they could potentially lose all of their savings to hackers.

Deputy national police chief Torsak Sukwimol briefed the media yesterday in response to a hacking report involving a victim who lost money from his bank account after he charged his phone at a public spot.

A report from Pol Lt Gen Worawat Watnakornbancha, commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), indicated the victim’s smartphone appeared to have been installed with a scam matchmaking app called “Sweet Meet”.

He said the installation of the app was the main reason the phone was hacked and the money drained from the man’s banking app. This was apparently unrelated to another hack related to shared charging…