Hanoi, April 8 -- Bangkok (VNA) - Thailand's Anti Cyber Scam Centre (ACSC) has revealed its weekly online crime statistics for March 29 to April 4, showing a notable rise in the number of cases but a sharp drop in overall losses.

The centre said this reflected faster and more effective fund freezes, but warned that online job scams had surged to become the single biggest cause of financial damage this week for the first time.

During the week, 7,366 cases were reported, up 176 cases, while total losses came to nearly 40 million THB (12.4 million USD), down more than 94 million THB from the previous week. The ACSC also said the main victim group remained women aged 21 to 30.

The centre also warned of two scam patterns now being used more...