Government Reports 121,921 Online Crime Cases in First Four Months of 2025, Totaling 7.4 Billion Baht in Damages
Thailand's Anti-Online Fraud Center reported 121,921 cybercrimes causing 7.4 billion baht in damages during the first four months of 2025, with investment scams proving most costly despite product fraud being most common.
On May 14, 2025, Deputy Government Spokesman Ploythale Luksameesangjun stated that the government continues to actively combat online crime as part of its policy to prevent and address security and social threats, particularly by blocking illegal social media pages and websites to cut off criminal channels used by organized scammers.
The Anti-Online Fraud Center (ACSC) released analysis of 121,921 reported online crime cases between January 1 and April 30, 2025, with total damages of 7.48 billion baht. The scams fall into three main categories:
1. Product and service fraud accounted for the highest number of cases at 85,215 (69.9% of all cases), with average damage of 15,727 baht per case. Cases peaked in March 2025 with 22,908 cases causing 353.3 million baht in damages before declining to 20,823 cases in April causing 288.3 million baht in damages, reflecting seasonal effects and warning campaign results.
2. Investment and profit fraud schemes caused the highest damage at 5,997.7 million baht (80.2% of total damages), with average loss per case of 166,449 baht—roughly 10 times higher than product fraud. These cases showed a continuous declining trend, dropping from 10,146 cases in January to 6,642 cases in April, a 34.5% decrease over four months, reflecting ACSC operations and strict law enforcement.
3. Technical attacks and other technology fraud involved the fewest cases at 673 (0.55% of total), but had the highest average damage per case at 211,686 baht. March saw concerning growth with 385 cases causing 87.7 million baht in damages, primarily from large-scale phishing and hacking incidents as well as ransomware attacks with high per-case values.
The government urges the public not to click suspicious links or fill in information from unsolicited messages on any platform, and to verify the legitimacy of any organization claiming official status by contacting their head office first. Before any transaction or investment, check with SEC first to verify company legitimacy and thoroughly verify recipient account details before transferring money. Most importantly, stay vigilant and never transfer money based on suspicious solicitations.
