reader Posted January 28 Posted January 28 From Bangkok Post One of two SIM boxes found concealed inside the base of a bed in a condominium room in Hat Yai district of Songkhla on Sunday. (Police photo) SONG KHLA - Police arrested two workers they said admitted being hired in Malaysia to install SIM boxes, used by call scammers, found hidden inside a bed frame in a condominium room in Hat Yai. Police said Azwan bin Ridwan Ching and Henry Loh Shi Xian, both Malaysian nationals, were arrested at the condominium building about 11.40am on Sunday. The building's name and address were withheld by police. The two men said they were paid 7,000 baht each to collect the SIM boxes from a bus terminal in Hat Yai about 9am on Sunday. The SIM boxes were concealed inside amplifier bodies. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2949301/two-caught-installing-scam-sim-boxes-inside-condo-bed ================== Toughen punishment for scam enablers The Thai government has endorsed a legal change that will hold banks, phone operators and social media owners responsible for damage from call-centre scams if they are found negligent or reckless. The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society proposed the change, in the form of an amendment to an emergency decree on measures to solve technology crime. The cabinet approved it on Tuesday, said minister Prasert Jantararuangtong. The amendment would penalise financial institutions, telecom and social media firms if it is found that financial damages to the public resulted from their failure to comply with anti-scam measures, the minister said. He did not elaborate on how responsibility would be determined. The amendment also requires telecom operators and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission to suspend SIM cards suspected to have been used by scammers. As well, it allows authorities to return stolen money to victims without having to wait for cases to be finalised in court. In addition, the penalty for revealing personal data without consent has been increased to a maximum of 5 million baht and/or 5 years in prison. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2949362/thailand-toughens-punishments-for-scam-enablers KeepItReal, khaolakguy and TMax 1 1 1 Quote
