Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow delivers a speech at the Global Fraud Summit in Vienna on Tuesday. (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs)Online fraud is no longer merely a financial crime but a complex web of human trafficking and rights abuses that no country can tackle alone, Thailand has told a global summit. “The challenge is multidimensional,” he said, pointing to links between fraud, human trafficking and serious human rights violations. Thailand sits on the frontline of the crisis, both as a transit point for criminal networks and a refuge for victims. Authorities have assisted more than 13,200 trafficking victims from 40 countries who escaped scam centres in neighbouring states.

Source: Bangkok Post March 18, 2026 11:35 UTC