Scams

72 people under probe for alleged involvement in registering SIM cards for illicit purposes

Preliminary investigations indicate that the 72 people were offered between $10 and $20 for each registered SIM card.

Cambodia approves harsh draft law targeting cyberscammers

Seized smartphones seized from a cyberscam operation centre pictured on March 11.

221 people under probe for involvement in scams with losses over $5 million

A total of 136 men and 85 women are believed to be involved in more than 1,080 cases of scams.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 12, 2026

US President Donald Trump told a campaign-style rally in Hebron, Kentucky, on March 11, that the US has "won" in its war against Iran.

‘This is me, very pretty’: Inside a Cambodian cyberscam site

Scammers would use photos of young women to lure foreigners into handing over money for fake investments.

Scam tracker: What are the trends in Singapore and how much money has been lost in 2026?

There have been more than 2,800 cases of scams reported so far in 2025, with victims losing more than $47.4 million.

Men linked to Myanmar fraud hub charged in South Korea over romance scam

Prosecutors said nine men joined a romance scam network operating inside a crime enclave in Myanmar run by a Chinese ringleader.

Jail for former UOB employee who gave scammer data on over 1,000 customers

Cao Wenqing was convicted in October 2025 of multiple offences including 14 counts of misusing a computer system.

Four crime families in Myanmar in spotlight as China deepens fraud crackdown

Chinese victims rescued from illegal call center scammer operations in Myanmar being repatriated in 2025 at the Mae Sot Airport on the Thai-Myanmar in Thailand.

Two directors of Capital Asia Investments arrested over suspected money laundering offences

Capital Asia Investments had more than $160 million of assets in bank and securities accounts seized.

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