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AOC warns of AI-powered fake online shops stealing payment data
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Thailand’s Anti Online Scam Operation Center, or AOC Centre, has warned consumers about a new AI-powered shopping scam known as “Shop Smart Agent”, in which fraudsters use intelligent AI to impersonate online stores, engage victims like real sales staff and intercept payment data in real time.
Key facts
- The warning comes as online fraud enters a more sophisticated phase, with scammers increasingly using agentic AI — artificial intelligence capable of analysing behaviour, making decisions and operating automatically — to deceive shoppers.
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Summary
The warning comes as online fraud enters a more sophisticated phase, with scammers increasingly using agentic AI — artificial intelligence capable of analysing behaviour, making decisions and operating automatically — to deceive shoppers.
According to the AOC Centre, the scam differs from traditional online fraud because it does not rely only on suspicious messages or fake links.