Spam/scam phone calls and texts

[Big Boy]

Just for information, I've received a few phishing e-mails over the last couple of days, advising me my Netflix subscription has been suspended, and could I provide new details i.e.:

Your account is suspended.
Please update your payment information
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We're having trouble with your billing information. We'll try again, but you may need to update your payment details.

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The Netflix Team

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Please do not reply to this email. If you need assistance or want to contact us, you can visit our Help Center: help.netflix.com.

It might sound genuine, especially with a decent looking Help Centre page, but my subscription has never been to them direct i.e. my subscription is via AIS.

I will enquire next time I'm at AIS, but the e-mail has phishing written all over it.

Oh, and the real proof is my Netflix subscription works fine.

[buksida]

Banks, mobile operators to be made liable for phone-scam losses
The minister of digital economy and society plans to issue an executive decree this month requiring banks and mobile phone operators to compensate victims of scams perpetrated using their services.

Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong said on Tuesday that an executive decree to this effect could be announced and take effect before the end of the month. It was needed to protect the public.

Financial institutions and mobile phone operators that did not employ measures to protect the public from scams should take responsibility, he said.

Banks should know the backgrounds of clients, to prevent any of them from opening mule accounts for scam gangs. “Jobless people should be asked why they want to open so many bank accounts,” Mr Prasert said.

Mobile phone operators should screen out SMS messages with links that might be fraudulent, instead of just generating revenue by forwarding all messages, the minister said.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... cam-losses



The phone companies ARE the spammers, how much shit do you get from AIS and True?!

[buksida]

Thai scams rise 112% in 2024
Thailand has experienced a surge in scam calls and SMS messages, reaching 168 million in 2024, marking a five-year high, according to Gogolook Thailand's 2024 annual report.

The increase is attributed to the intricate scam ecosystem, fuelled by the adoption of advancements in generative AI technology via phone, SMS messages and malicious links.

These tactics encompass impersonation scams, diverse financial scams, and personal data breaches.

Gogolook Thailand is a leading trust-tech company and the provider of the Whoscall digital anti-scam application.

Manwoo Joo, chief executive of Gogolook Thailand, said that since the company launched its annual report in 2020, it has continued to closely monitor the evolving scam landscape across Whoscall's key markets.

Last year's 168 million scam calls and SMS messages mark a staggering 112% increase from the 79.2 million recorded in 2023. Scam calls surged to roughly 38 million in 2024, up from 20.8 million in 2023, while scam SMS message detections skyrocketed to nearly 130 million, more than doubling from 58.3 million in 2023.

Whoscall's Smart SMS Assistant feature was able to block and filter nearly 130 million SMS scams in 2024. This indicates that scammers still heavily rely on SMS as their primary scam channel.

Gambling and money loan scams are the two most common types of SMS scam. Scammers also shifted to impersonating delivery services and impersonating utility services that connect with the government's policy of reducing the price of electricity bills as well as other policies such as the digital wallet scheme.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/ge ... 12-in-2024

Some bright spark in government letting droves of Chinese scammers in without visas didn't help.