Cambodia Pledges to Help Thailand Combat Scams

SA KAEO, Sept 17 (TNA) – Cambodia has committed to helping Thailand tackle call center scams, following a 10-hour meeting between senior police officials from both countries. During the meeting, held in Sa Kaeo province on Tuesday, Thailand provided intelligence on scam hub locations in Cambodia, and both sides discussed human trafficking linked to these […]

Thai-Cambodian Meeting on Scams Held in Secrecy

BANGKOK, Sept 16 (TNA) – Officials from Thailand and Cambodia met in the Thai border province of Sa Kaeo on Tuesday to discuss cooperation in tackling tech-related crimes, including widespread scam operations, in a meeting marked by unusual secrecy. Unlike previous high-level border meetings, such as the Thai-Cambodian General Border Committee (GBC) and Regional Border […]

Beauty Queen Scammed, Suspect Arrested

BANGKOK, Dec 16 (TNA) – The police arrested a suspect in connection with a “fake cop” scam that targeted Charlotte Austin, a top-five finalist in the Miss Grand Thailand 2022 pageant. The scammers successfully defrauded her of 4 million baht. Pol. Lt. Gen.Trairong Phewphan, acting commander of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, revealed that authorities […]

Retired Man Scammed Out of Over 22 Million Baht

NONTHABURI, June 10 (TNA) – An 81-year-old former EGAT official has been swindled by a call center gang, losing 19 million baht from his bank account and an additional 3 million baht by mortgaging his house. Phaisarn Chansuriyawong, a former head of business planning department, fuel business unit of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand […]

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