RTP warns public to be vigilant ahead of Songkran after 312 million baht stolen in online scams

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By Bob Scott

 

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) cautioned the public to be extra vigilant ahead of the Songkran Festival after scammers last week fraudulently stole over 310 million baht in online extortion. The RTP reported over 5,300 fraud cases were reported by victims last week, with most complaints related to online shopping and bank transfer scams.

Yesterday, Pol. Lt. Gen. Sompong Chingduang, who serves as a special advisor to the RTP, stated that the reported losses incurred by the victims before Songkran totalled 312.5 million baht, reported Bangkok Post. Of the 5,269 crimes reported, 2,600 were online shopping scams that resulted in losses of 34 million baht. Meanwhile, 719 cases pertained to job posting scams that led to 61.1 million baht in losses.

Furthermore, 539 cases were loan scams, which caused 22.7 million baht in losses, while 286 were online investment scams that resulted in 72.7 million baht in losses. In addition, 276 cases were call centre scams that resulted in 47.9 million baht in losses.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/rtp-warns-public-to-be-vigilant-ahead-of-songkran-after-312-million-baht-stolen-in-online-scams

 

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[KannikaP]

So do these scams only happen before and during Songkran? 555

[zzaa09]

Yet, those that call for cautiousness regarding supposed scammers are the ones to be the most suspicious of....

[Confuscious]

In Facebook, but I think it's all over the Social Media, are advertissements on a daily basis about the latest gadgets at super low prices or advertissements for a job at home with great earnings.
Anybody with 2 brain cells know that they are scams.
Still, judging the comments asking about the shipping or other enquiries, one must admit that 3/4 of the population don't have the required 2 brain cells to be fit to read Social Media outlets.