DE strengthens nationwide cooperation to combat online crime, accelerating the National Anti-Fraud Master Plan to integrate anti-scam measures, improve public awareness, and enhance online safety across Thailand.
On 17 September 2026, Mr.Chaichanok Chidchob, Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DE), assigned Ms.Nan Boontida Somchai, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy and Society, to chair the 4/2026 Meeting of the Committee on the Prevention and Suppression of Technology Crime and the 2/2026 Meeting of the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Technology Crime and Transnational Crime. The meeting was attended by Pol.Gen.Permpoon Chidchob, Advisor to the Prime Minister; Ms.Chomparee Chompurat, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the DE Ministry; executives and representatives from the Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Thailand (BOT), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO), the Royal Thai Police, the Thai Bankers’ Association, and other relevant agencies. The meeting was held at Meeting Room 203, 2nd Floor, Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.
The meeting reviewed progress on measures to prevent and suppress online crime implemented by relevant agencies, including the DE Ministry, the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), the Bank of Thailand, the SEC, AMLO, the Royal Thai Police, and the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA). The discussions aimed to strengthen interagency cooperation and improve the effectiveness of online crime prevention and assistance for the public.
The DE Deputy Minister said that students are increasingly becoming targets of online scammers through fraudulent scholarship offers, accommodation rental scams, and other deceptive schemes. Therefore, strengthening public awareness requires ensuring that online fraud warnings reach people nationwide, particularly at the community level.
She explained that existing administrative mechanisms could be used more effectively by coordinating with the Department of Provincial Administration through regular district-level meetings and monthly meetings of subdistrict and village leaders. These networks can reach more than 77,000 villages nationwide. Public awareness materials and scam alerts from the Cyber Police, the DE Ministry, and relevant agencies could be collected and updated monthly, allowing information about emerging scam tactics to be quickly distributed to local communities.
Similarly, cooperation with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation will help expand online safety awareness campaigns to educational institutions nationwide, enabling students to recognize fraudulent schemes and better protect themselves.
“Most importantly, we must go beyond simply distributing information. We need to monitor and evaluate whether public awareness materials and warnings actually reach their intended audiences and how effectively people can use this information to protect themselves. This will ensure that awareness campaigns deliver practical results, help protect the public from online scams, and reduce financial losses in a measurable way,” the Deputy Minister said.
The meeting also reviewed measures to collect geolocation data for financial transactions, as well as the operations of the Technology Crime Suppression Center under Section 8/6, to strengthen the detection, investigation, and prevention of technology-related crimes.
Another key agenda item was advancing the National Anti-Fraud Master Plan, a strategic framework designed to integrate the systems and mechanisms of relevant agencies for the systematic prevention and suppression of technology-related crimes. The meeting also considered criteria for publishing and removing the names of individuals linked to technology crimes under Section 8/5 (6), including the listing of mule account holders.
The meeting formed part of Thailand’s broader efforts to strengthen national measures against online threats by connecting the work of government agencies, regulators, financial institutions, and law enforcement authorities. The objective is to disrupt criminal networks and financial transactions, reduce losses, and provide greater security for people using digital services.
Another major concern raised by the Committee was the use of nominee companies to support criminal networks. Several cases have revealed links between certain legal entities and online scam operations, including financial transactions, money transfers, and efforts to conceal the individuals behind these activities.
The DE Ministry will therefore accelerate cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Interior, Revenue Department under the Ministry of Finance, and other relevant agencies to integrate information and investigate legal entities, shareholder structures, financial transactions, and related records. The aim is to identify connections among companies displaying suspicious activities and pursue appropriate legal action.
“We must not stop at arresting scammers at the end of the criminal chain. We must dismantle the networks and structures behind them and prevent nominee companies from being used to support scam operations and online crime in Thailand,” the Deputy Minister concluded.