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Thailand warns of rampant cybercrimes

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Thailand has highlighted five types of cybercrimes running rampant in the past year, and is warning people to avoid being tricked online.
Thailand warns of rampant cybercrimes ảnh 1Scammers are arrested in Thailand. (Photo: Thai police)

Bangkok (VNA) - TheCentral Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Thailand has highlighted five types of cybercrimesrunning rampant in the past year, and is warning people to avoid being trickedonline.

The first involves call centre scammers, who, they said, are always coming up with new tactics to deceive people.

Another involves online shopping scammers who setup bogus retail websites to rip off victims. Some ask shoppers totransfer money online for goods they will never receive. In some cases, thegoods shoppers do receive are fake or of low quality and are not what isadvertised.

Another type of scam involves a "hybridmethod" where victims are lured into a relationship with a scammer beforebeing asked to invest their money into a false investment scheme.

There are also job offer scams targeting peopleseeking employment.

From March 1, 2022 to December 20, 2023, over 314,000complaints were filed to the police. Of them, 160,819 involved shoppingscams./.

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