Bangkok Police Launch Cyber Scam Awareness Drive for Students
Bangkok police and Kasetsart University briefed students on call center fraud scams targeting young people through fake scholarship offers and impersonation schemes. Authorities urged three key defenses: never trust unsolicited calls, refus
Bangkok's Bang Khen Police Station and Kasetsart University held a briefing on July 22, 2026, to educate students about call center fraud scams. Police Colonel Anant Vorasart, commander of Bang Khen Station, along with other senior police officials and university administrators including Acting President Prof. Dr. Kongsakdi Thiengtharm, met with student organization leaders to raise awareness and understanding of cyber scams to protect students from call center gangs.
Call center fraud is currently spreading rapidly with students as prime targets. Scammers use multiple deception methods, including falsely promising overseas education scholarships, impersonating police or DSI officers and claiming a victim's bank account is linked to money-laundering cases, demanding self-isolation with no contact allowed, requesting money transfers for verification purposes, and staging kidnappings to extort ransom from parents.
Authorities emphasized three key rules to remember: do not believe information received by phone, never transfer money under any circumstances, and do not follow instructions given over the phone (if uncertain, hang up and verify first). Anyone with information can report to Bang Khen Police Station at 081-899-4748.
