Parliament Building, May 18 – Cyber police banks seize 32,000 horse accounts worth 400 million baht after the Cyber Security Decree came into force for a month.
At the meeting of the working group to monitor enforcement. The Royal Decree on Prevention and Suppression of Technological Crimes in the ICT Committee, the Senate has invited representatives Bank of Thailand Thai Bankers Association Commercial banks join in clarifying after the Royal Decree on Technology Crime Prevention and Suppression 2023 has been in effect since March 17, 2023, allowing victims to notify banks to immediately suspend horse accounts. Expect to solve online scams Decrease in online crime Because there is a maximum penalty, imprisonment from 2-5 years, a fine of 2-5 hundred thousand baht, or both imprisonment and fine
Driving according to this Cyber Security Decree There are many agencies working together, including the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, the Treasury, the Bank of Thailand, the Cyber Police, the Thai Bankers' Association. mobile network operator joint defense proactive Cyber police now Seize 32,000 offenders, worth 400 million baht, in just one month after the law came into force. Admitted that now the scammers have begun to trick from sending SMS messages to clicking links. Changed to send via E-mail, Line or other social media While the bank has the power to temporarily suspend the account for 7 days, after which the cyber police will send a case to the next step.
financial institutions that in order to stop the damage in time Because fraudsters will continuously transfer money to many horse accounts and banks. If in doubt and the amount is high, the bank must freeze it first. when notified but in order not to affect the use of innocent people's money Therefore, there is a period of temporary suspension in order to withdraw money normally if not guilty Currently, people who have been scammed should notify the bank's hotline. for quick The bank is just a selective stop. The police followed up to find fault, admitting that the Cyber Security Decree May require further improvements.
After this, close monitoring and evaluation is required. prevent spread to Cryptocurrency Wallet Top- Up To Play Online Games Because the group of criminals does not stop developing. While the banks that own deposit accounts gradually scan their faces. to verify identity with people who deposit money At present, the proportion of withdrawals below 50,000 baht per transaction is about 99%, and withdrawals over 50,000 baht per transaction are about 1%. When there is suspicion of transferring money continuously to many accounts will be suspended in time.-
Source: Thai News Agency