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No, you can’t get a driver’s license via LINE

Despite what you may have read on the Internet, you absolutely cannot get a legal driver’s license by messaging someone via the LINE app and having them take the test for you. The Department of Land Transport Phuket Office issued a warning about a scam involving illegal and online driving licenses. The scam has been …
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Four alleged investment scammers arrested in Phuket

Four alleged investment scammers have been arrested in Phuket’s main city district. The alleged scammers were arrested in the Wichit sub-district. Police held a press conference at  the Region 8 Police Station base in Phuket on Tuesday.  Lieutenant General Amphon Buarabphon said that a total of eight arrest warrants have been issued. Amphon said… “The cost of damage is 1,258,630 Baht from online investment scams.” The suspects’ names and the details of the alleged scam have not yet been released.  Amphon has urged people to report call centre scammers or online investment scammers at www.thaipoliceonline.com, or to any police station.  […]
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Dutchman in Thai jail for alleged involvement in SPM scam now getting donations

While Dutch national Wesley Halbach sits in Thai jail for charges related to the dodgy money-making app SPM Shopping Mall said to have scammed thousands, a GoFundMe page has been set up, asking for donations to help pay bail, hire a lawyer and reunite Wesley with his family overseas. The page claims that the 37 year old father is a “victim of a big set up.” In previous reports, police said they suspect Wesley was an administrator for the scheme’s Line messaging chats and that there are around 40 other suspected “Line Admin.” A recent Facebook post, with a link […]
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