Chapter 3
Offences of Fraud

Section 341 Whoever dishonestly deceives a person with the assertion of a falsehood or the concealment of the facts which should be revealed, and, by such deception, obtains a property from the person so deceived or a third person, or causes the person so deceived or a third person to execute, revoke or destroy a document of right, is said to commit the offense of fraud, and shall be punished with imprisonment not more than three years or fined not more than sixty thousand baht, or both.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 342 If, in the commission of an offense of fraud, the
(1) presenting oneself as another person; or
(2) by relying on the ignorance of the deceived person who is a child; or relying on the weakness of The mind of the deceived

The offender shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years. or a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand baht or both remember and fine

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 343 If the offense under Section 341 is committed by the assertion of falsehood to the public or by the concealment of the facts which should be revealed to the public, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment not more than five years or fined not more than one hundred thousand baht or both.
           
If the offense mentioned in the first paragraph is committed under the circumstances mentioned in any sub-section of Section 342 as well, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment of six months to seven years and fined ten thousand baht to one hundred and forty thousand baht.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 344 Whoever dishonestly deceives more than ten persons to perform any work for him or for the third person with the intent not to pay the wages or labor cost to such persons, or with the intent to pay such persons lower wages or labor cost than those agreed upon, shall be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than sixty thousand baht or both.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 345 Whoever orders and consumes food or drink, or stays in a hotel, by knowing that he cannot pay for the food, drink, or the stay in the hotel, shall be punished with imprisonment not more than three months or fined not more than five thousand baht or both.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 346 Whoever induces any person to dispose of the property at a disadvantage on account of the induced person being weak-minded, or being a child lacking in intelligence and being unable to understand reasonably the essentials of his acts so that the induced person submits to the disposal of such property in order to take the property of another person for himself or a third person, shall be punished with imprisonment not more than two years or fined not more than forty thousand baht or both.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

            Section 347 Whoever maliciously causes the danger to the insured property in order to obtain the benefit of the insurance for himself or the third person, shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than one hundred thousand baht or both.

            [Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 348 The offences in this Chapter except the offence under Section 343 are compoundable offences.