Scams
Singapore Courts warns of fake ‘court orders’ asking for transfer of money
The number of government official impersonation scam cases doubled from 1,504 cases in 2024 to 3,363 in 2025
How South-east Asia became home to the world’s scam farms
Many have been uncovered in Cambodia and Myanmar, as well as in Laos, the Philippines and Thailand
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
DBS to impose 12-hour cooling period for adding new payees, raising daily transfer limits
The change will take effect on Mar 7
Thailand moves to seize US$420 million assets linked to scammers
Assets facing confiscation include those belonging to alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi
Cambodia floats new law in crackdown on gangs running scam farms
Lawmakers have been discussing a separate draft cybercrime law for around a decade
AI helps scam centres evade crackdown in Asia, dupe more victims
The ability to use technology anywhere may also reshape the scam landscape in terms of where centres are established
F&B scams in Singapore: More fake restaurant websites take bookings, online orders
[SINGAPORE] More scams have hit the F&B industry this festive season, putting several affected business operators on high alert to minimise damage.
Scammers’ abandoned Cambodia compound exposes brutality and banality of fraud
Abandoned compounds expose scam scripts, target profiles and rooms staged as police stations
