Pictures courtesy of Thaitabloid 

 

Thailand’s Anti-Online Scam Centre (ACSC) has warned of a sharp rise in new scam tactics over the past week, including the use of fake e-wallet reward messages and spoofed SMS alerts claiming to be from major brands. Officials said criminals are now targeting victims with high-volume, lower-value fraud attempts, while impersonation scams continue to cause severe financial losses. One of the most serious cases involved a newly graduated nurse whose family was tricked into paying more than 800,000 baht after scammers posed as state officials.

 

The ACSC, led by Pol. Gen. Thana Chuwong, Deputy National Police Chief and Director of the centre, and Pol. Lt. Gen. Jiraphop Phuridet, Assistant National Police Chief, released updated statistics covering 30 November to 6 December 2025. During this period, 7,353 cases were reported via Thaipoliceonline, with total losses amounting to 411,285,507 baht, averaging 58.75 million baht per day. Although case numbers rose by 827 compared with 23–29 November, financial losses declined by 16,727,788 baht, indicating criminals have shifted tactics to prioritise “quantity over value.”

 

Facebook remained the most commonly used platform for fraud, with more than 3,274 reports, while the highest-value losses were linked to other platforms. Authorities said this reflects scammers’ attempts to diversify their risk by spreading operations across multiple digital channels. Online shopping fraud accounted for 61.8% of all reports, followed by reward-transfer scams and fake job-income schemes.

 

In terms of financial impact, reward-transfer scams caused the most damage, followed by online investment fraud, which continues to exploit promises of high returns. Cases involving fake job or part-time opportunities also increased slightly. Meanwhile, cross-border crackdowns in Shwe Kokko and KK Park triggered a mass movement of scam operators and mule-account holders seeking to evade detection, prompting criminals to switch from Thai accounts to those from Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia, and to rely more heavily on e-wallet transactions.

 

Recent tactics included fake SMS messages posing as PTT or Café Amazon, warning that reward points were expiring or offering gifts to harvest personal data or induce payments. Call-centre gangs continued to target elderly victims by impersonating electricity-authority officials and convincing them to install remote-access apps or use facial verification, resulting in account drain. Social media scams involving concert tickets, second-hand phones, agricultural products, pets, and fake part-time work also remained widespread, with criminals using small initial payouts to build trust before demanding larger transfers.

 

Children and teenagers were again targeted by impostors posing as police, DSI or AMLO officers, who coerced victims via video calls and then demanded ransom from parents. Over the week, ACSC coordinated responses to 14 incidents and successfully intervened in 23 cases, preventing 4,362,200 baht in losses.

 

Thaitabloid reported that one of the most notable cases involved a 23-year-old nurse in Min Buri, who was manipulated into isolating herself, sending personal images and making multiple transfers while scammers simultaneously extorted her parents. Police intervened in time, but losses exceeded 800,000 baht. Another case involved a 67-year-old woman in Taling Chan who was deceived into playing an online “profit-earning” game linked to fraudulent phone sales; officers stopped a final 100,000-baht transfer after she had already lost 51,893 baht.

 

 

Key Takeaways

 

• ACSC recorded 7,353 scam reports from 30 November to 6 December 2025, with total losses exceeding 411 million baht.

• Criminals increasingly use e-wallets, fake SMS messages, and cross-border accounts to evade detection.

• Police prevented more than 4.36 million baht in losses across 23 intervention cases last week.

 Adapted  by  Asean Now from Thaitabloid.2025-12-09

 

 

Did Thailand not claim to be the digital hub?? But there are always problems in all digital platforms.. now the e-wallet, but the 90 days system, and several others have problems too.. 

They can't get the cash in my pleather wallet. 

Added to the "problems" with App fraud.