Cyber police nail Facebook ‘fake job’ hackers

PHOTO: Chiang Rai Times

Thailand’s Cyber Police have arrested two hackers who stole personal data from Facebook and conned victims out of money. The scammers posted ads for jobs to entice victims into applying and divulging data from their ID cards, their phone numbers and other personal information.

The scammers got close to 34 million baht.

Complaints from Facebook users over unauthorised access to accounts led cyber police to arrest Wuthiwat Chuenmano and Chawankorn Ra-ngapphai on fraud charges.

Victims’ information was used to open e-wallet accounts. The scammers then scammed the victims’ Facebook friends by asking for loans and selling them fake products.

Police advise people, who seek jobs online never to share personal data, and to choose internet passwords of a complex nature.

“Don’t use your telephone number, pet’s name or anything obvious that people may be able to work out.”

SOURCE: Chiang Rai Times

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