Scams

Man accused of helping transnational investment scam syndicate targeting S’pore residents

Mohd Khairool Faizal Azlan was arrested on Feb 15 after he was caught trying to leave Singapore through Changi Airport.

231 people under investigation for involvement in scams, with losses of over $6 million

A total of 231 people, comprising 66 women and 165 men, are suspected of being scammers or money mules.

People in Japan scammed out of record $2.7 billion in 2025

The number of investment scams via social media nearly doubled to 9,538, with scammers stealing about 127.47 billion yen in total.

Cambodia floats new law in crackdown on gangs running scam farms

Cambodia faces heavy pressure from foreign governments and rights groups to show it’s acting against scam compounds that have proliferated in the country.

Pair linked to scams handled crime benefits; one withdrew over $770k from ATMs, another nearly $660k

The men would retain up to $600 each time they withdrew the ill-gotten gains.

Cambodia says it has closed almost 200 scam centres in fraud crackdown

Compounds in O'Smach, including the building shown in this picture, which a Madagascan national who was trafficked into working told Reuters he escaped from, are seen at the Chong Chom-O'Smach border crossing, which was bombed and occupied by the Thai military in December following clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Samraong, Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, February 2, 2026. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Singapore travellers to Malaysia lose $24k to scam texts impersonating LTA

The ruse involves the victims receiving an SMS with the “LTA” sender ID asking users to settle unpaid tolls.

Beware of conmen asking you to vote for a ‘friend’s child’ in a dance competition on WhatsApp

In this scam tactic, scammers would send WhatsApp messages from known contacts asking victims to vote for a “friend’s child” in a dance competition.

AI helps scam centres evade crackdown in Asia, dupe more victims

AI allows scam operators to scale up at low cost, making them more willing to run the risk of being caught.

Scammers’ abandoned Cambodia compound exposes brutality and banality of fraud

Thai soldiers walk near the O’Smach casino, a compound that was used for scam operations.

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