Scam
US imposes sanctions on Cambodian senator and 28 others for alleged crypto-romance scams
‘Eliminating fraud is a top priority for the Trump administration,’ says Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Consumer watchdog group files suit alleging Meta profited on ads for scams
The company said it would fight the allegations
After the raids, Asia’s billion-dollar scam trade flickers back
As bigger scam centres in Cambodia disappear, smaller ones in rural areas take their place
Taiwan indicts 62 over suspected scam centre operator Prince Group
The transnational scam industry has emerged in South-east Asia during the pandemic
Cambodia floats new law in crackdown on gangs running scam farms
Lawmakers have been discussing a separate draft cybercrime law for around a decade
Meta must have facial recognition measures for notable Facebook users in Singapore or risk S$1 million fine
This is to reduce scam advertisements, accounts, profiles and business pages that impersonate two sets of people
Anatomy of a scam empire: Brains and businesses behind Chen Zhi’s network centred in Cambodia
The Business Times unravels the tangled web of sanctioned collaborators, accused associates and entities, using Handshakes data
Cambodia to keep up crackdown on scam centres after arrest of alleged mastermind
These scams operate from compounds that involve tens of thousands of workers, among them human trafficking victims
The rise and fall of accused Cambodian scam kingpin Chen Zhi
Prince Group claims to have “over 100 businesses in Cambodia” spanning sectors beyond property
Malaysian man linked to Cambodia-based scam ring nabbed at Woodlands Checkpoint
The group is believed to be responsible for nearly 440 reported cases involving losses of at least S$41 million
