Bangkok, June 7 – Police warn online, easy work, good income, does not exist. Statistics were found in one week, 5,000 cases were deceived, the damage was almost 500 million baht.
Pol. Gen. Sompong Chingduang, special adviser to the Royal Thai Police as head of the working group to strengthen immunity against technological crime. along with the working group Weekly online warning press release There are interesting statistics on receiving online complaints between May 30 and June 3, 2023, receiving a total of 5,644 cases, with a damage value of more than 476 million baht, an increase from the previous week of 842 cases, the value of the complaint. More than 51 million baht in damages, with the highest number of complaints received online, still in the same top 5 cases, namely: No. 1. 3,074 cases of deception in buying goods or services, 36 million baht in damages; Earn extra income, receive 720 cases, damage 90 million baht. 3. Loan fraud cases, receive 558 cases, damage 22 million baht. 4. Call Center cases, receive 267 cases. 80 million baht in damages, and 5. Cases of deceitful investment via computer system, received 224 cases, 105 million baht in damages.
Said that the online case that criminals used to deceive and aggravate people during this period is the case of fraudulent money transfer to work for extra income. by deceiving them to apply for a job Finally, quote the full person. to do investment missions instead Facebook recruitment scammers use credible photos and profiles to entice them to work. with conditions for applying for a job, easy, good income The 1st scammer, add friends, 2nd scammer, 2nd scammer claims that there are people working as advertised. Offers victims a mission to buy stock portfolios on the fake Liberator website, with a return of 20%. First time invest 100 baht, get 130 baht, can withdraw money, 2nd time invest 300 baht, can withdraw 390 baht, 3rd time invest 800 baht, the amount on the website is 960 baht, but still can’t withdraw Scammers inform that they have to invest 6 more times, each time having to invest twice as much as the previous time. The victim continues to invest more and more. Finally, when making withdrawals Criminals claim that the slip is not recorded as the administrator informed. Need to transfer more money to fix and later cited various errors and did not return the money to the victims
Scam applying for a special job but have to pay for the contract fee, card fee, product insurance fee Criminals open a fake Facebook page by using the logo of the Department of Employment to use as an advertisement to recruit soap packers. with high compensation according to the package with packages starting at 10 baht per piece, 400 pieces per set (in some cases, deceiving product preparation or product packaging). The 1st crook, add a friend Line, the 2nd crook to report work details. The second criminal made a contract in the amount of 2,099 baht, employee card 1, 299 baht and a product insurance fee of 599 baht, which will be refunded when the mission is completed. When the victim has already transferred the money, he will refer to various matters. for the victim to transfer more money Finally block the victim. or close the page So I would like to warn people not to be misled. and should check with trusted agencies To install applications, they should only be downloaded and installed from the Google Play Store or the Apple Apps Store, not from links or messages sent to them.
Sompong emphasized and warned people to check and check to be sure first. In the past week, there has been a victim giving information that There are false claims that special promotions are being held, such as a credible airline that pretends the victim is a premium business class customer. use the services of the airline therefore organizing a promotion in return for being a good customer If using the service, a 20-30% discount will be given. When the victim is interested, they will transfer the money. Most of which are horse accounts. Then it will not be able to contact. as well as hotel accommodation Especially in tourist attractions will pretend that there is a promotion. to attract attention In the past, there were many victims who believed Therefore, you should check for sure first, such as calling to inquire at the hotel that is a number or a local number, etc. Do not press or call the number attached to the link. because there is a high chance of being a victim or in the event that the elderly are alone at home Please be warned not to press Or it’s best to use an old mobile phone. But if it can’t be avoided, you have to keep warning. Because in the past there were many victims. – Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency