Thailand's Consumer Foundation reports online fraud complaints soared in the first seven months of 2026, with "general goods and services" scams (particularly fake youth camps) leading for three consecutive years, followed by financial and investment fraud. The foundation calls for stricter government regulation of cross-border digital platforms and implementation of punitive measures. Key case: a fraudulent youth development camp collected hundreds of thousands of baht upfront from parents, then cancelled abruptly and refused full refunds. Financial fraud cases exploit increasingly sophisticated cyber-crime tactics via social media ads, fake apps, and electronic transfer schemes, with accumulated damages estimated at billions of baht since 2019.