Karom Phonphonklang, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office Warning people to be careful of falling prey to scammers. Nowadays, there are many tricks to cleverly deceive. He asked people to be careful, stay calm and not fall prey to scammers.
At the same time, although the government has emphasized that relevant agencies should keep an eye on and examine closely But there are still people who continually fall victim to scammers.
and to facilitate the people who have been deceived To have easy access to help and faster The Royal Thai Police Added an online reporting channel The injured person can report the matter atRoyal Thai Police websiteimmediately
Mr. Karom stated the statistics of online reporting via the Royal Thai Police website. Between March 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023, there were a total of 365,547 cases, divided into 336,896 online cases, divided into 166,438 connected cases and 170,458 unconnected cases.
The total damage value is more than 45 billion baht. As a result of the account freeze, 167,347 accounts can be frozen, with an amount of more than 11 billion baht.
As for the online cases that have been reported the most, they are:
- Fraudulent trading of goods or services In the case that it is not a process Damage value 1,952,445,391 baht
- Tricked into transferring money for work Damage value 5,425,376,535 baht
- tricked into lending money Damage value 1,667,282,574 baht
- Tricking people into investing through the computer system Damage value 13,952,456,410 baht
- Threats over the phone Damage value 5,449,237,515 baht
- Pretending to be another person to borrow money Damage value 424,280,075 baht
- Tricked into transferring money to receive rewards Damage value 809,110,450 baht
- Fraudulent trading of goods or services In the case of doing it as a process Damage value 67,363,563 baht
- Tricked into installing system drivers Damage value 960,152,219 baht
- Acts on computer systems or data Damage value 896,493,347 baht
- Tricking people into investing Money Loan Decree Damage value 656,216,834 baht
- Tricking someone into loving you and then transferring money Damage value 933,398,624 baht
- Scams about digital assets Damage value 2,539,522,907 baht
- Encrypt other people’s computer data Damage value 65,053,657 baht
In addition, Mr. Karom further emphasized to the people, “Be careful! Fake online reporting website By shooting advertisements (Ad) to trick victims who want to file complaints online. Click on the fake website link. Must be very careful. If you want to report a complaint online, we recommend you to go to https://www.thaipoliceonline.com Or inquire at number 1441 or 081-866-3000 which is best”.
