The world of digital-asset investment is a borderless frontier of innovation — but it also harbours new forms of cyber criminal, from fake investment websites (scams) and romance scams to fundraising projects that vanish with the money (rug pulls). The question investors often worry about is: “Can’t Thai law do anything about crypto cases?”
Thai law already recognises digital assets
The answer is: you can certainly prosecute. Thai courts now recognise that digital assets — whether Bitcoin, USDT, or other altcoins — are property with value. If you are tricked into transferring coins to a scammer’s wallet, the offender commits the offence of fraud under Penal Code Section 341, together with the Computer Crime Act.
Blockchain tracing — following the money trail
The challenge in crypto crime is not the law but the evidence. A lawyer needs blockchain knowledge to carry out blockchain tracing — following the coin-transfer trail through the Transaction ID (TxID) — and to coordinate with the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau to subpoena data from exchanges and identify the offender (KYC).
What to secure immediately
If you become a victim, quickly secure the Hash/TxID and your entire chat history as the starting point for the legal trace. The sooner you gather complete evidence, the higher your chance of tracing and recovering the assets.
