Thai government raises musical challenge to call centre scammers

[snoop1130]

 

The government has released a new song, being distributed on CDs, to spread awareness of and to warn the public about falling victim to call centre scams, which are widespread in Thailand.

 

The move has, however, been met with some ridicule online, with netizens taking to Twitter to question whether anyone still uses CDs, when songs can be downloaded via various apps.

 

Members of the Justice Ministry, led by its minister Somsak Thepsuthin and a group of Thai artists who participated in the project, met with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday (Tuesday) to promote their new song.

 

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[Bobtheblob]

dinosaurs nothing else needs to be said

[Pib]

They almost decided to go with a 45 RPM record but the youngest dinosaur said a CD is the way to go.

 

[KhunBENQ]

How many million CDs have been produced?

Just by chance: who owns a CD pressing plant

[Joe Farang]

Good afternoon, I'm calling re the CD you would have recieved today.

Please provide your account number and we will post out the CD Player you need. We will only take 20 Bht for postage (promise)

[djayz]

Would it not make more sense to go after these call centres and scammers, or am I "thinging too mutch"? 

[ChrisY1]

People still have CD players?

[JoePai]

27 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

People still have CD players?

I only have an 8-Track in my car BUT one day I will save up for a CD player

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The government has released a new song, being distributed on CDs,

CD's... Jeeeeesus H Christ.

[mtls2005]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

being distributed on CDs

 

'Nuff said.

 

 

That's the problem with having dinosaurs roam the kingdom. 

 

The video is PAINFUL, gotta feel for the actors/singers, what an embarrassment.

 

 

Call centers proliferate here because of cooperation of the authorities.

 

Two minutes after the first telephone call was made in Siam, some chap was using it to sell someone buffalo insurance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Unify]

It's this available on Edison cylinder?

[Excel]

Are those in the government such Dinosaurs that they realise 99% of people don't play CD's any more. Next the PM will spout that they have just invented something new and calling it a VHS tape !!

[jacko45k]

5 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

CD's... Jeeeeesus H Christ.

They probably had a few boxes of them to get rid of... I have several packages of blanks, both CD and DVD sitting around. 

[Amusements]

4 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

They probably had a few boxes of them to get rid of... I have several packages of blanks, both CD and DVD sitting around. 

Apparently you can make your own solar panels with them! cd solar panel - YouTube

[Artisi]

5 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

They probably had a few boxes of them to get rid of... I have several packages of blanks, both CD and DVD sitting around. 

They should have contacted you and myself, I also have a good supply of useless blanks CD and DVD's, they could also given them my extensive library of music, they could also give a few of these as consolation prizes. 

[jacko45k]

Just now, Artisi said:

They should have contacted you and myself, I also have a good supply of useless blanks CD and DVD's, they could also given them my extensive library of music, they could also give a few of these as consolation prizes. 

I no longer even have any device to burn them on!

[brianthainess]

They could be stuck on the back and front of M/C sidecars as reflectors, is the only use i can think of.

[klauskunkel]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The government has released a new song

The big guns are coming out, they are getting serious now. I hear the government's Dance Video project was cancelled due to high heart attack risk. Shake a leg Prawit.

[inactiveposter]

I’m guessing they got the idea from AOL. 

[nahkit]

2 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

The video is PAINFUL, gotta feel for the actors/singers, what an embarrassment.

Is the female singer in the ankle-length skirt the same Lamyai that was scolded by Prayuth for excessive pelvic thrusts whilst wearing hot pants?

[samtam]

Joking aside, the number of robocalls I receive every day has gone off the charts (no pun intended). Quite often the incoming call number is prefixed by another country's IDD number, like these "from Australia".

 

Anyway, no surprise that this has occurred after we all submitted our mobile numbers multiple times for vaccinations etc. Clearly a marketing and sales opportunity that could not be passed up.

 

Seems to be a Robocall pandemic in Thailand.