Thailand reports 24 billion baht seized in nine-month scam crackdown

The Royal Thai Government's nine-month national crackdown on online fraud, call-centre gangs and foreign nominee businesses has cut reported online crime cases by roughly 69% and financial losses by about 87%, according to a briefing at Government House on June 22, 2026. Authorities blocked around 300,000 suspicious phone numbers, shut down over 122,000 fraudulent websites, and identified more than 70 high-level gang leaders. The operation also repatriated over 1,800 Thai nationals who had been working in scam compounds in Cambodia and Laos, and pushed thousands of foreigners connected to cross-border scam clusters out of the country. Tourists are not the direct target of the crackdown, but should expect continued heightened scrutiny at the Cambodian and Myanmar borders and increased police presence in border provinces.