Internet crimes and scams

Thailand seizes $329 million assets linked to alleged scammers

The latest seizure by the Anti-Money Laundering Office included cash, cars, bank deposits and other securities.

Abandoned desks, beds and chat guides: A look inside a Cambodia scam compound

A Thai soldier guarding the scam centre compound which Thailand had attacked and has been occupying since mid-December.

Inside a scammer compound in Thailand: Jail cells, torture rooms and a vice empire exposed

The site, located in the O Smach area near Chong Chom, has been identified as a base used by scammer networks regarded as a global threat.

Cambodian lawmakers approve anti-cybercrime law

A Royal Thai Army officer looks at work booths inside an abandoned scam centre in O'Smach town on the Thai-Cambodian border.

Cambodia says it extradited accused money laundering leader to China

Chen Zhi founded the Prince Group, a Cambodian conglomerate that stole billions of dollars from victims worldwide, according to US prosecutors.

Singapore extradites ex-Wirecard Asia director to Germany in global fraud probe

Wirecard was one of four payment service providers that were used by criminal networks to process and launder transactions.

Over 300 Vietnamese arrested after Cambodia scam bust: Police

The arrests of 343 people on internet fraud charges were made on March 27.

Commentary

I write about scammers. Now, they are writing as me

Scammers have routinely used the names and faces of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong for similar ploys.

Elon Musk ‘needed’ her to save his business, S’pore woman who lost $600k to scammers told daughters

Daughters of scam victim Ms Ms Faith Phua (black top), 43, and Ms Sarah Phua (white top), 45, in an interview with the media at Police Cantonment Complex on March 24, 2026.

ICA warns of fake letter and ‘tax invoice’ seeking payment for PR applications

ICA encouraged those applying for residency and other immigration matters to submit applications directly to it through its website.

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