Office of the Ombudsman, 14 June – Ombudsman open forum for cybercrime Encouraging society to be aware of scammers, found the information of people being deceived in buying and selling products, services, more than 100,000 cases.
ombudsman Organize a discussion on cybercrime Ready to open a forum to listen to opinions from all sectors to create justice in society (Place of Justice) to stimulate awareness and participation in the prevention – countering threats near the people’s brothers and sisters.
By Mr. Issaree Hansa Charoonroj The ombudsman said that at present there is a serious outbreak of cybercrime problems such as sucking money from bank accounts. Online scam through call center trick to borrow money But did not get money, tricked into investing and deceiving other people to borrow money, fake news (Fake news) online product website online gambling website online porn sites and online dating sites Causing trouble to a wide range of people Not even a child or youth who is a victim of scammers impact in many dimensions in economic, social, security, life and property safety In the past, the ombudsmen have been monitoring and collecting various information, including various measures that government agencies have taken to prevent, deter, and remedy the suffering of the people. as well as raising cybersecurity issues On online gambling and deceiving people through call center gangs came up to be considered as a complaint by inviting relevant agencies to discuss the operation several times Therefore, to create a better understanding of cybercrime threats. Ready to communicate to the public about preventive measures, countermeasures and law enforcement of relevant government agencies have integrated collaboration.
According to the information from the online notification management center National Police Agency Between March 1, 2022 and May 31, 2023, it was found that there were notifications through the system. www.thaipoliceonline.com in the amount of 296,243 cases reported via the hotline 1441 in the amount of 107,778 calls and reported to the agency in the amount of 40,310 cases, with the top 5 most damage being There were 100,694 cases of non-formal goods and services trading fraud, followed by 36,896 cases of money transfer for work, 33,517 cases of money-loan fraud, 22,740 cases of investment fraud through computer systems, and threatening cases. by telephone (Call Center), 20,474 cases.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency