Scams

COMMENTARY

Investors should be wary of possible ‘Nanning’-type investment schemes: Sias

2026-09-04T11:43:57.000Z
Faster action protects employees, limits business disruption and gives customers greater confidence in Singapore’s digital economy.

Why strict online regulation will boost Singapore’s digital economy

2026-08-31T04:00:00.000Z
Despite numerous crackdowns, South-east Asia’s multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry has proven remarkably resilient. 
BRUNCH

Rooting out the scam scourge in South-east Asia

2026-08-28T07:30:00.000Z
Facebook, Instagram and TikTok must also prevent advertisements suspected of being linked to scams from being published on their platforms.

Social media platforms must verify advertisers’ identities under new Singapore code

2026-08-18T07:40:28.000Z
Computers and workstations seized by police during an online scam crackdown at a hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Mar 11.

Cambodia to do more to tackle evolving scam networks, PM Hun Manet tells Bloomberg TV

2026-07-24T00:53:37.000Z
Rows of small boxes lined with acoustic foam, used by scammers to make calls to victims, at a compound for scam operations, Samraong, Cambodia, Feb 2, 2026.

Crime gangs snare more than US$88 billion in scams in Asia-Pacific, UN says

2026-07-21T04:56:43.000Z
DBS, OCBC, UOB and Nets will ensure that ATMs, branches and cashpoints are within 500 m of every Housing & Development Board block by 2027.

More cash, not less digital – expanded cash access does not signal retreat from Singapore’s payments push

2026-06-27T01:00:00.000Z
The US Treasury Department’s OFAC in October 2025 imposed sanctions on the Prince Group, Chen Zhi and his affiliates in one of the largest financial fraud take-downs in history.

Singapore investigating 2 men linked to Prince Group after US sanctions; $600m in assets seized so far

2026-06-23T22:28:10.000Z
The regulator found that HSBC failed to maintain adequate controls over its internal transfer systems between May 2023 and May 2024.

HSBC’s Australia unit to pay A$35 million fine over scam protection failures, court rules

2026-06-18T09:01:59.000Z
Governments across Asia are grappling with an explosion in online fraud, fuelled by sprawling scam networks.

Asia reports sharp rise in cybercrimes and scams: Interpol

2026-06-17T09:37:22.000Z