Scams
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
Over S$1.2 million in losses foiled by UOB in 2025 amid resurgence in gold bar scams
The largest case involves 5kg of gold valued at around S$700,000
Customers allowed to register only 10 postpaid SIM cards across all telcos from Feb 28
IMDA and the telcos have been working together to tighten SIM card registration to prevent illicit use
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
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
Alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi arrested in Cambodia, sent to China
Cambodia’s central bank appoints accounting firm Morisonkak MKA to liquidate Prince Bank
China extradited Prince Group founder Chen Zhi, state media reports
[BEIJING] China’s public security ministry extradited Chen Zhi, founder of Prince Group, from Cambodia on Jan 7, Chinese national broadcaster CCTV said on Thursday (Jan 8).
Singapore rejects request to release funds from firms linked to alleged Cambodian scam kingpin Chen Zhi
[SINGAPORE] A district judge from the State Courts has dismissed the application made by a former employee of alleged Cambodian scam kingpin Chen Zhi, for the release of seized funds.
