Retiree duped out of B24m in ‘high-yield’ investment scamAssistant national police chief, Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej, says online purchase scams led in case numbers, but financial and investment fraud caused the heaviest losses, making up 49.7% of all reports last week, during an anti‑cybercrime briefing at the Anti‑Cyber Scam Centre on Sunday. Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej, deputy chief of Anti Cyber Scam Centre (ACSC), revealed the details on Sunday. He said that purchase‑and‑services fraud was the most reported scam, but financial and investment fraud inflicted the heaviest losses, accounting for 49.7% of last week’s cases. Other areas of the site were inaccessible, Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop said. The centre warned people not to trust offers of unrealistically high returns or attempts to pressure them into quick decisions.

Source: Bangkok Post February 22, 2026 12:15 UTC