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Banks urged to act fast on scam claims
Banks must stop illegal transactions upon request by their clients to prevent customer losses from online scams, said Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES) Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn. The Royal Decree on Cyber Crime Prevention and Suppression that came into effect on March 17 empowers banks to ...
The Nation Reporter
Central bank turns to biometrics to battle online scams
The Bank of Thailand has joined the fight against online crimes by instructing financial institutions to step up their preventive measures, including a requirement for biometric verification for mobile banking transactions, its governor, Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput, said on Thursday.Bank customers who want to transfer more than ...
The Nation Reporter
Fresh bid to protect online consumers
A group of organisations has called for a centre to take charge of protecting online consumers as they faced no less risk of being scammed than customers in physical markets.At the Consumers Unite to Fight Online Scam seminar, the website of Electronic Transactions Development Agency ...
Penchan Charoensuthipan
Thailand raises alarm over bogus recruitment as online scams rise
Thailand is struggling to tackle a rise in online recruitment scams promising jobs abroad that never materialise, with many appearing on Facebook, a senior official said on Tuesday.The head of the Department of Employment (DOE) said there had been more than 1,500 complaints in the ...
