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Thailand Faces Scam Surge: 168 Million Calls and Texts in 2024
Picture courtesy: about.att.com Amid the technological boom, Thailand is experiencing an unprecedented rise in scam attempts, with an astonishing 168 million fraudulent calls and SMS messages reported in 2024. This alarming figure marks the highest in five years, according to Gogolook Thailand, the firm behind the anti-scam app Whoscall. The surge highlights the increasingly sophisticated nature of these scams, fuelled by cutting-edge generative AI technologies. Crafty scammers are leveraging these advancements to indulge in impersonation fraud, financial deception, and data breaches, preying on unsuspecting individuals through phone calls, SMS messages, and deceptive links. Manwoo Joo, Head at Gogolook Thailand, stated, “Since launching our annual report in 2020, we’ve kept a keen eye on the ever-evolving scam scene in Whoscall’s core markets.” The report’s revelations are anything but comforting. Scam attempts soared by 112% compared to last year's 79.2 million. Scam calls alone have surged to approximately 38 million from the previous year's 20.8 million, while SMS scams have more than doubled, reaching nearly 130 million from last year's 58.3 million. Despite this, Whoscall’s Smart SMS Assistant successfully mitigated a portion of these attempts. The culprits behind these scams are reportedly focused on gambling and money loan schemes. Furthermore, they impersonate delivery and utility services, exploiting government policies such as electricity bill reductions and digital wallet initiatives to deceive people. In response to this escalating situation, Whoscall launched its innovative Web Checker feature in 2024, offering users a safer online browsing experience and helping them steer clear of malicious scammers' traps. Alarmingly, the report also uncovered significant personal data breaches, with 41% of Whoscall users in Thailand having sensitive information exposed on the dark and deep web. The most frequently compromised details include email addresses (97%) and phone numbers (88%), with potential leaks also encompassing birth dates, names, and passwords. This disturbing trend signals a critical need for increased vigilance and security measures, as scammers continue to use advanced technologies to exploit vulnerabilities and deceive individuals across the country, reported The Thaiger. -- 2025-02-25 -
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To be a leftist, is it a prerequisite to hate the west?
Was a Trade Unionist all my working life so I've clicked the confused emoji on all your posts, and are you all sailors? Anchors away, to you all. .No way would I attack Mrs Trump, but I'd definitely give her one, as I suspect she's not getting any off your decrepit old leader. -
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No Reported Progress in Chachoengsao Plane Crash Investigation Six Months On
UPDATE Pictures courtesy of Kaoded. More than six months after a small aircraft crashed in Bang Pakong, Chachoengsao province, there has been no significant reports on any progress in the investigation, while the landowner has now put the entire 22-rai plot up for sale. The crash, which involved a Cessna Caravan C208 aircraft operating flight TFT209 from Suvarnabhumi to Koh Mai Chii in Trat province, occurred on 22 August 2024 at 14:56 in Moo 6, Khao Din subdistrict, Bang Pakong district. Tragically, all nine people on board lost their lives in the crash. Over half a year after the disaster at the location of the crash, debris from the aircraft remains scattered across the area, with fragments still emerging from the soil. The impact crater, where the nose of the plane plunged into the earth, remains filled with stagnant, murky brown water. Fish can be seen surfacing intermittently to take in air, while personal belongings of the passengers and remnants of search and recovery equipment, including the baskets once used to collect human remains, are still visible and scattered around the site. In addition, wilted floral tributes left by grieving relatives continue to mark the site, where loved ones died. At the entrance to the property, a large sign has been erected by the land owner, announcing the hopeful sale of the entire 22-rai plot. Local residents report that since the last search operation, conducted on 6 September 2024, no officials have returned to the site. A resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “Since the last search, I haven’t seen any authorities coming back here. Nobody has mentioned any further visits, and there has been no sign of ongoing investigations.” Despite the passage of time, the fate of the investigation remains unclear. Families of the victims, as well as local residents, continue to wonder why there has been so little follow-up from authorities. With the wreckage still present and the site now up for sale, many are questioning whether there will ever be a definitive conclusion to the tragedy, or whether the crash will simply fade from official concern. Based on an article by Santhanaporn Inchan. Related article; -- 2025-02-25 -
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