Warning issued against driver’s license scam on social media

[webfact]

 

You might have seen this posted on Facebook – but (spoiler alert) you absolutely can’t get a legal driver’s license in Thailand by messaging someone on the LINE app and having them take the test for you.

 

The Royal Thai Police are cautioning the public about an ongoing scam involving the fraudulent issuance of driver’s licenses, which has been advertised on social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok.

 

Posts for the scam are frequently made on Facebook both in Thai and English.

 

Throughout December, Hua Hin Today observed a spike in these posts being made across many Facebook groups for Hua Hin and the surrounding area.

 

According to the police, these scammers claim they can provide driver’s licenses without the standard test required by the Department of Land Transport (DLT).

 

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[NoDisplayName]

8 minutes ago, webfact said:

According to the police, these scammers claim they can provide driver’s licenses without the standard test required by the Department of Land Transport (DLT).

 

Scammers?  Or agents not coughing up the appropriate fees to bribe the appropriate officials?

 

I don't have 800K in the bank that says actually meeting the requirements isn't a major concern.

[ChipButty]

See plenty of them everyday in FB groups here in Phuket, usually with a photo with a farang showing the license, 

[cjinchiangrai]

Seen these ads many times. I never really understood the attraction. Getting a license is easy. Glad to know they are stopping them.

[Andycoops]

Anyone who can't go to their local DLT office and perform the simplest of tasks for a paltry sum deserves to be ripped off.

Which is why many people drive without one because they are dumb as ****

[NoDisplayName]

2 hours ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Seen these ads many times. I never really understood the attraction. Getting a license is easy. Glad to know they are stopping them.

 

Getting a retirement extension is easy............

[NoDisplayName]

2 hours ago, Andycoops said:

Anyone who can't go to their local DLT office and perform the simplest of tasks for a paltry sum deserves to be ripped off.

Which is why many people drive without one because they are dumb as ****

 

Anyone who can't go to their local immigration office............

[Confuscious]

Why are we keeping seeing these warnings from the useless Thai Police?

Can the Thai Police and the DLT department arrest these scammers?
They are not exactly hiding themselves but displaying their names and bank account numbers in LINE.
Has Thailand not  the power to shut Facebook down until Facebook comply with removing these scammers?

 

 

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Drivers License SCAMMERS
 

ผู้ดูแลเว็บไซต์ กรมการขนส่งทางบก <webmaster AT dlt.mail.go.th>
Wed, Nov 1, 2023, 9:04 AM
 

We are not complacent about the actions of criminals. We are continuously reporting to Facebook because the Department of Land Transport have received a lot of complaints about cases like this. Therefore, if you want information from the Department of Land Transport Please follow the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/PR.DLT.NEWS/

Regards,

          Department of Land Transport
          <webmaster at  dlt.mail.go.th>
          <https://www.dlt.go.th>

[Rhys]

...about time...yet, they will lay low.. then start up again.. the Tao of X

[Confuscious]

13 hours ago, Confuscious said:

Why are we keeping seeing these warnings from the useless Thai Police?

Can the Thai Police and the DLT department arrest these scammers?
They are not exactly hiding themselves but displaying their names and bank account numbers in LINE.
Has Thailand not  the power to shut Facebook down until Facebook comply with removing these scammers?

 

 

------------------------------------------------------

Drivers License SCAMMERS
 

ผู้ดูแลเว็บไซต์ กรมการขนส่งทางบก <webmaster AT dlt.mail.go.th>
Wed, Nov 1, 2023, 9:04 AM
 

We are not complacent about the actions of criminals. We are continuously reporting to Facebook because the Department of Land Transport have received a lot of complaints about cases like this. Therefore, if you want information from the Department of Land Transport Please follow the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/PR.DLT.NEWS/

Regards,

          Department of Land Transport
          <webmaster at  dlt.mail.go.th>
          <https://www.dlt.go.th>

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawsuits_involving_Meta_Platforms

[ChipButty]

7 hours ago, Rhys said:

...about time...yet, they will lay low.. then start up again.. the Tao of X

They are still at it, I see this one just now on FB it has 2 photo's and one with a policeman but Im not posting it here, 

 

Getting driving license with 100% legality. You don't have to come to the exam by yourself at the transportation. We can take the exam. Wait for the driver's license for 2-3 days.

If interested, ask for more information, there was a Line number given 

[worgeordie]

Can they get Fake/Real insurance with that too .

 

regards worgeordie

[VocalNeal]

2 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

Can they get Fake/Real insurance with that too .

 

regards worgeordie

 

Only on  Khaosan Road 

[puck2]

Yes, you can read it on fake-book

[retarius]

What is the address of the Line account? Askin' for a friend.