BMA, July 9- Deputy spokesman for the police warns of "scam investment, a serious epidemic."
Today (July 9, 2023) at 9:00 a.m. at the National Police Office, Pol. Lt. Col. Ying, Dr. Noppawan Panya, Deputy Spokesperson of the Royal Thai Police. Reveal statistics of online crime cases "Trick to invest" and tricks to deceive while emphasizing the owner of the horse account or horse number. heavy criminal penalties
Pol.Lt.Col. Ying Naphawan reveals statistics on online cases reported by people online at the website www.thaipoliceonline.com In the case of deceiving investment through the computer system, from March 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, there were 23,616 complaints reported, with a total damage of more than 11,550 million baht for the past June. There were 876 high-profile cases reported, with a total damage of more than 600 million baht.
The deputy spokesman said that at present, online thieves use a variety of tricks to deceive, such as trading digital coins through applications or websites, investing in cryptocurrencies, investing with high-yield lending companies, joint ventures. Auction for returns, trade foreign currencies, and invest in stocks in well-known corporate chains. In addition, online scammers often disguise their profiles as well-known financial figures to increase their credibility in their scams. and approach victims through disguising themselves in online social groups of people interested in investing
Pol. Lt. Col. Ying Naphawan also gave information that The Royal Decree on Measures for the Prevention and Suppression of Technological Crimes B.E. There is a heavy criminal penalty, imprisonment for 3 years or a fine of 300,000 baht or both. Including those who are engaged in procuring, advertising, selling, renting or lending savings accounts, electronic cards. phone number There are also heavy criminal penalties, namely imprisonment from 2-5 years or a fine from 2-5 hundred thousand baht, or both.
Royal Thai Police by Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat, the police chief, is concerned about the people. Therefore, a Cyber Vaccine test was created to strengthen cyber immunity for the public. People are asked to be conscious of "do not believe, do not rush, do not transfer" so as not to become a victim of online thieves. You can follow the form of public relations cheats at www.OnlineAlarm.com and the Facebook page “AlarmOnline”. Consult and ask for advice at the A.B.C.SorThor. 1441 hotline or the PCT Center 081-866-3000. Victims can contact their own banks to suspend the account The bank will issue a Bank ID via sms and request the victim to report to the police anywhere as soon as possible. Regardless of the locality of the incident within 72 hours or report online at the website www.thaipoliceonline.com .-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency