Police crack down on 4,576 World Cup betting sites, arrest 617 bookmakers
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2026
Thai police say they shut down 4,576 online football gambling websites during the World Cup period, arresting 617 bookmakers and uncovering more than 20 billion baht in circulation.
Two Rangsit students rescued from call-centre ransom scam
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2026
Police in Pathum Thani, Thailand, rescued two Rangsit University students after scammers staged a ransom plot and tricked each of them into transferring 450,000 baht.
Online scam reports rise to 5,588 in a week, losses top B207m
MONDAY, JULY 06, 2026
Thailand’s Anti Cyber Scam Center says online scam complaints rose to 5,588 cases in one week, with losses exceeding 207 million baht, as official-impersonation fraud caused the heaviest financial damage.
Japanese man held at Suvarnabhumi over alleged yakuza-linked call-centre scam
TUESDAY, JUNE 09, 2026
Thai police detained a 31-year-old Japanese man at Suvarnabhumi Airport after authorities linked him to an alleged yakuza-backed call-centre scam network operating from Cambodia and targeting victims in Japan.
Amnesty International says Cambodia’s online scam industry has expanded despite a nationwide crackdown, with identified scam centres rising from 53 to 86 over the past year and many alleged victims still lacking protection.