Online fraud declines as Thais embraces digital safety measures

[webfact]

 

Chaiwuti Thanakamanusorn is confident that online crime measures are effective, as statistics of online scams show a decline. The public is also increasingly aware and cautious, preventing themselves from becoming victims of online fraud.

 

Chaiwuti, the Thai Minister of Digital Economy and Society (MDES), is urging the public to adopt measures to protect themselves from becoming victims of organized cybercriminal gangs.

 

These offenders, who persistently resort to various deceptive methods to trick people into transferring funds out of their accounts, constantly devise new and more effective ploys to pull off their online fraud. A prime example of this involves sending potential victims a link which, when clicked on, enables the fraudsters to gain access to and withdraw funds from their accounts.

 

by Neill Fronde

Chaiwuti Thanakamanusornis, Image via Wikipedia

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/technology/online-fraud-declines-as-thai-public-embraces-digital-safety-measures

 

-- Thaiger 2023-08-21

 

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[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The public is also increasingly aware and cautious, preventing themselves from becoming victims of online fraud.

Really, rather optimistic.

[ChrisY1]

Amazing...just a couple of weeks into an anti cyber crack down, and already it's working! 

Hard to believe......too hard to believe!

[scottiejohn]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

hese offenders, who persistently resort to various deceptive methods to trick people into transferring funds out of their accounts, constantly devise new and more effective ploys to pull off their online fraud.

Possibly by hacking into thethaiger website and planting this fake news!

[patman30]

They don't need to bother with emails and link clicking
when they can just buy peoples phone numbers from providers and call people up direct

[soi3eddie]

Promises of instant riches will always entrap Thais (and other nationalities), whether online or by other means. There are always those greedy and susceptible to fraudulent schemes.