Widespread online scams pose daunting challenge to Thai authorities

Thai victims of online scams have lost an estimated over 10 billion baht a year in recent years.

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Wetang Phuangsup, deputy permanent secretary at the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, recently revealed that between March 1, 2022 and July 15, 2023, a total of 296,063 cases of online scams were reported, inflicting financial fraud amounting to 39.1 billion baht.

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By Thai PBS World