Bangkok Post
Five panels set up to target scams
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Five subcommittees have been set up to intensify efforts against cybercrime, scam networks and illegal foreign nominee businesses, while the government reported a sharp decline in technology-related crime cases over the past year.
Key facts
- The meeting noted progress in tackling cybercrime, with technology-related crime cases falling from 34,478 to 16,920 between July last year and May, a decline of 50.9%.
- Financial losses suffered by victims also dropped from 2.22 billion baht to 513 million baht, down 76.9%.
- Five subcommittees have been set up to intensify efforts against cybercrime, scam networks and illegal foreign nominee businesses, while the government reported a sharp decline in technology-related crime cases over the past year.
- The subcommittees were set up on Friday during a meeting of the Committee on the Prevention and Suppression of Technology Crime and Transnational Crime, chaired by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
- Ms Rachada said the number of personal mule accounts fell by 76.9%, while corporate mule accounts dropped by 88.4%
- Related transactions also declined by 66.1%, reflecting improved information-sharing among police, financial institutions, regulators and security agencies.
Summary
The subcommittees were set up on Friday during a meeting of the Committee on the Prevention and Suppression of Technology Crime and Transnational Crime, chaired by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
The panels will focus on investigating and suppressing technology-related and transnational crime, strengthening public awareness campaigns, reviewing laws and linking financial data to improve monitoring of suspicious transactions.