BANGKOK, Feb 11 (NNN-TNA) – Thai authorities are taking steps to crack down on the misuse of mobile and internet signals along the border, as part of their ongoing efforts to combat transnational scam operations.
The crackdown operation, launched in Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province, at the border with Cambodia yesterday, aims to cut off critical communication channels, exploited by scam syndicates operating in three locations across the border, said Yingyot Thepchamnong, commander of Provincial Police Region 2.
In a statement, Yingyot said, investigations revealed, scam syndicates rely heavily on Thailand’s mobile and internet infrastructure, to conduct fraudulent activities targeting Thai citizens.
These operations concealed their activities by using Thai SIM cards and internet connections, making calls and messages appear to be from within Thailand, he added.
He noted that, the Thai telecom regulator has directed mobile operators to curtail signal ranges in critical border areas and dismantle unauthorised infrastructure, in order to limit scammers’ access to Thai telecommunications networks from across the border.
Last week, Thailand’s National Security Council decided to suspend electricity, internet signals and fuel supply, to five areas along the border with Myanmar, suspected to be used as bases for cyber scam operations.– NNN-TNA
