Bangkok, “Karom”, deputy government spokesman, warns the people to be careful of 5 dangerous social media accounts. I recommend not accepting chats, not adding, not talking, not falling prey to scammers.
Mr. Karom Phonphonklang, Deputy Spokesperson of the Prime Minister’s Office, revealed that at present, fraudsters are still developing ways to deceive the public, changing their styles ingeniously and applying the principles of psychology to trick victims into believing them. which from the information found that Scammers often create social media accounts. To use as a tool to deceive victims There are 5 types of social media accounts that you need to be careful of because they might be scammers:
A handsome young man and a beautiful young woman add him as a friend. Without knowing each other before, they tried to establish a romantic relationship. which will lead to fraudulent taking of assets or tricked into sending obscene images
Showing off your wealth, often with posts like, Earn money from investment
or do some business which has high returns will lead to investment fraud or Hybrid Scam
A retired foreigner sent a message. Or add them as friends to start a romantic relationship, claiming they will move to Thailand and will send them property. But they were stuck at the customs, deceiving many people into believing they were transferring money to scammers.
Government agencies receive assistance By advertising through various channels, claiming that government agencies have opened a service to receive notifications. or provide assistance in tracking down property from criminals Then they will trick you into transferring money claiming that It is the process of following up on refunds or costs of following up on a case.
Fake account Sharing only news about delicious restaurants and beautiful places to visit, but don’t know who you are, add me as a friend. You have to be careful because it could be a scammer who takes the opportunity to look into your social media accounts. or use your picture to create a f
ake account
‘Advise the public not to accept adders, not to chat, not to transfer money to social media accounts that have such characteristics. To reduce the chance that you will fall prey to scammers who create social media accounts to use to deceive,’ Mr. Karom stated. .
Source: Thai News Agency