Scams

At least $983,000 lost since January to lucky draw scams that demand fees to release ‘winnings’

In such scams, which included impersonations of a Malaysian influencer (right), victims would be lured into making payment for various “fees” to claim their “winnings”.

Myanmar leader says Starlink used by scam centres

In October 2025, Starlink said it had cut services to more than 2,500 internet devices at Myanmar scam centres.

Sri Lanka seeks six suspects in Chinese national’s murder linked to cybercrimes

The nationwide raids turned up hundreds of mobile telephones, laptops and desktop computers.

255 people under probe for suspected links to scams involving about $5.6m in losses

The people under investigation, comprising 172 men and 83 women aged between 16 and 77, are suspected of being scammers or money mules.

Forest City cooperating with Malaysia police after massive scam raid

Forest City expressed support for plans to establish a permanent police presence within the township.

UN says human trafficking into Asian scam centres is surging

Rows of small boxes lined with acoustic foam, used by scammers to make calls to victims, are seen amid debris and a partially collapsed ceiling inside a compound in O’Smach used for scam operations in Samraong, Oddar Meanchey province, in Cambodia on Feb 2, 2026.

Malaysia police bust two scam centres in Forest City; at least 194 foreigners to be charged

A total of 1,900 electronic gadgets were seized from the premises, including 313 computers, 1,557 mobile phones, 17 laptops, 10 modems, as well as a car.

How youth in South-east Asia get hooked on illegal online gambling

Illegal online gambling has become “one of the most significant and fastest-growing dimensions of transnational organised crime” in South-east Asia, said the UN Office on Drugs and Crime in a recent report.

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Scammer allegedly duped 6 foreign nationals into paying $14k for non-existent work permits

ST understands the alleged scammer - Abdul Raheem - is already being investigated for a similar scam in 2025 involving another group of foreign nationals.

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