Gogolook company, the owner of the Whoscall app, released its annual report for the year 2566, summarizing statistics on professional deception of Thai individuals through phone calls and SMS messages, totaling 79 million instances, up 18% from the total of 66.7 million instances in 2565.
When classified by the type of deception:
– Phone calls saw an increase to 20.8 million incoming calls, up by 22% from 17 million calls in 2565.
– SMS messages containing fraudulent content amounted to 58.3 million messages, a 17% increase from 49.7 million messages in 2565.
On average, a Thai individual received 20.3 suspicious messages, the highest in Asia, followed by the Philippines with 19.3 messages and Hong Kong with 16.2 messages.
The prevalent forms of deception include online gambling and fraudulent loan offers, with key keywords like “new user,” “free giveaway,” “deposit bonus,” and the creation of new deceptive schemes through false claims of association with courier companies and government agencies, such as claiming lost packages or incorrectly billed meter numbers.
**TLDR: Gogolook company’s report for 2566 highlighted a rise in deceptive phone calls and SMS messages targeting Thai individuals, with popular schemes revolving around online gambling, free giveaways, and fake financial offers. Beware of false claims from courier companies or government agencies.**
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