Bangkok, March 26-cyber police Warning of scammers sending fraudulent SMS to register for the privilege of We Travel Together Phase 5
Col. Krishna Phatthanacharoen, spokesman for the Technology Crime Investigation Bureau (BIS), warned of scammers impersonating government agencies. Send a short message (SMS) to deceive people to click on the registration link to receive the rights to the We Travel Together Phase 5 project.
As it emerged on social media, many cases of citizens receiving short messages (SMS) from unknown phone numbers. Inform the message that "We travel together project Phase 5 is ready to register for privileges, starting from 7 March - 30 April 2023" and attaching a suspicious link to the message. Which, if you click on the link, will allow you to add friends via a fake LINE application named "We Travel Together Phase 5 Project". Notify registration conditions and notify the privileges of various discounts which is copied from the real project website to build credibility During that time, the victim will send a link to install the fake We Travel Together project application. permission to install unknown applications is requested (potentially dangerous files or file extension . APK), enter personal information. Deceive to set a 6-digit password several times in order to get the victim to enter the same code as the access code. or perform financial transactions of various banking applications on the victim's cell phone Including requesting permission to control the device. or mobile phone At this stage, if the victim is unable to do so himself Scammers will pretend to be good, teaching their victims what to do. Or sometimes call Line to tell how to do it yourself. Even when criminals have the right to control the device or mobile phone. Will lock the phone screen, causing the phone to freeze. It usually shows a message that In process of checking Mobile phone use is prohibited. The scammer then takes the code that the victim previously set or entered. Go to the banking application and transfer money to the pending horse account. At this stage, if the victim is unable to do so himself Scammers will pretend to be good, teaching their victims what to do. Or sometimes call Line to tell how to do it yourself. Even when criminals have the right to control the device or mobile phone. Will lock the phone screen, causing the phone to freeze. It usually shows a message that In process of checking Mobile phone use is prohibited. The scammer then takes the code that the victim previously set or entered. Go to the banking application and transfer money to the pending horse account. At this stage, if the victim is unable to do so himself Scammers will pretend to be good, teaching their victims what to do. Or sometimes call Line to tell how to do it yourself. Even when criminals have the right to control the device or mobile phone. Will lock the phone screen, causing the phone to freeze. It usually shows a message that In process of checking Mobile phone use is prohibited. The scammer then takes the code that the victim previously set or entered. Go to the banking application and transfer money to the pending horse account.
General Prayut Chan-ocha, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense has given importance and are concerned about the threat of fraud through social media channels Especially impersonating an agency. or government projects tricking people into installing fake apps to take people's property Deals a lot of damage
Royal Thai Police by Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat, the police chief, and Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimol, deputy police chief in charge of crime prevention and suppression. Has instructed its subordinate agencies to seriously and continuously suppress and arrest offenders, including laying down preventive measures to create awareness among the public not to become a victim of scammers
In the past, the A.S.A.C. by Pol. Wat Nakhon Bancha, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Embassy, has driven according to the government's policy. and the National Police Agency in the prevention and suppression of all forms of online crime Continuously focusing on raising public awareness in order not to become a victim of crooks including seeking cooperation with various agencies both public and private sectors To jointly solve cybercrime problems effectively
Such actions fall within the scope of an offense of “importing into a computer system with false computer data according to the Computer Crime Act, Section 14 (1), liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, a fine not exceeding 100,000 baht, or both. and fraudulent offenses According to the Criminal Code, Section 341 is punishable by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years, a fine not exceeding 60,000 baht, or both” and other offenses. Related
A spokesman for the AAC said that deception in such a form Criminals will change the name of the agency according to the date and time. The situation at that time Create stories to deceive people. whether to obtain various rights Tricking to update information Or how to deceive the victim to click on the link to install a fake application from that impersonating agency In the past, it has appeared in many cases such as the Revenue Department, Department of Special Investigation (DSI), Department of Lands, Provincial Electricity Authority, Waterworks, Thai Lion Air, Thai Life Insurance Company, Ministry of Commerce and various government projects By relying on people's ignorance and greed as a tool to deceive Voluntarily tricking victims into installing fake applications The symbol of that agency is used. to be reliable However, please leave it to the people. Always be careful and conscious. Be aware of the scams of scammers Including sending notifications to close people or report to government agencies or that agency If you see a short message (SMS) or a link like that, please check. to reduce being a victim of crooks
In this regard, please publicize the prevention guidelines as follows:
1. Do not click on links attached to short messages (SMS) or click on links to install applications. because it may be intercepting information or the embedding of malware by crooks Especially that comes with messages of a preferential nature. or give various promotions
2. First check if it really comes from that agency or not by calling to inquire via the call center number of that agency. in which case Requires registration through the website. www.we travel together.com between 27 February – 2 March 2023 from 06.00 – 21.00 only and there are no other channels for registration. Including no action to send short messages (SMS) out to the public in any way.
3. Not Downloading or install the program Or applications sent by others are strictly prohibited. even for known programs because it might be a fake application If you want to use it, install it through the App Store or Play Store only.
4. Unknown applications are not allowed to be installed. Or potentially dangerous files. File extension .Apk
5.Access to the device is not allowed. and control equipment or mobile phones are strictly prohibited
6. Do not enter personal information Any financial information into such links or applications is strictly prohibited. Especially the 6-digit password that is the same as the application code of various banks. If set duplicate, hurry to change immediately. and do not save the code in the said mobile phone
7. If you have installed a fake application, immediately perform a Force Reset or force the device to restart. (Mostly press and hold the Power button with the volume up button) in the event of a freeze, no response. Or turn on airplane mode (Airplane Mode) or turn it off to cut off the signal so the phone can't connect to the internet. Remove the phone's SIM card or turn off the Wi-Fi Router.
8. Update the phone's operating system. or equipment to always be up-to-date.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency