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Police Say Romance Scams Constitute Majority of Online Fraud Complaints

BANGKOK (NNT) – The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau has reported that more than 200,000 complaints of online fraud and scams were filed over the past year.

The figure was reported by Police Lt-Colonel Tananat Kangruambut during a seminar of Thai journalists this week. He noted that between March 1, 2022, and January 31 this year, the bureau received more than 200,000 complaints of online fraud and scams – totalling over 30 billion baht in damages.

Full story: National News Bureau of Thailand

Reporter: Paul Rujopakarn,
Rewriter: Tarin Angskul
National News Bureau of Thailand

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