Scams

Cambodia accuses Thailand of using scam crackdowns as excuse for attacks

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet vowed that his country will never be a safe haven for online scams.

China touts significant progress tackling Asian scam syndicates

High-level delegates, law enforcement agencies and technology leaders have gathered in Phnom Penh for a two-day conference on combating online scams.

Alleged syndicate mastermind charged; accused of running money laundering, scam ops in Singapore

Chin Hock Khan, 27, is also said to have coordinated a government official impersonation scam, said the police in an earlier statement.

3.6m ‘shell pages’ on Facebook, Instagram found primed for scams after S’pore police tip-off: Meta

Meta took action against 3.64 million such ‘shell pages’ in July.

Cambodia no ‘safe haven’ for scams, prime minister tells anti-fraud summit

Prime Minister Hun Manet said the country supported more international cooperation including real-time intelligence sharing.

Malaysian man who is alleged mastermind of scam syndicate operating in S’pore arrested

The man was allegedly responsible for recruiting and coordinating Malaysians in government official impersonation scams here.

AI shopping bots raise scam, fraud and data-privacy risks, banks warn

FILE PHOTO: An AI (Artificial Intelligence) sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

Cambodia showcases scams crackdown with global conference

Cambodian authorities on on Sept 21 showed off a sprawling scam centre on a 120ha site near the Vietnamese border they said had in 2025 employed about 20,000 scammers.

At least $4.8m lost to scams involving conmen posing as Harvey Norman staff since January

The police warned of a surge in such scams that also involve the impersonation of government officials.

Phishing scams using S’pore police logo re-emerging, public warned

The phishing alerts had a countdown timer to pressure victims into providing their bank card details to make payment and get their devices unlocked.

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