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Asia
China’s crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia ensnares thousands but leaves the networks intact
The syndicates also are known for “pig butchering” cons, where scammers entice individuals, often halfway across the world, to invest…
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Commentary: Online scams in Southeast Asia create double victims – those targeted and those forced to carry them out
REGIONAL STRATEGY NEEDED TO ROOT OUT SCAM OPERATIONS Some victims have managed daring escapes. In September last year, a group…
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Myanmar militia repatriates 1,200 China nationals allegedly involved in online scams
Wa liaison officer Nyi Rang said that the online fraud operations aren’t allowed in the territory administered by the UWSA…
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UN warns thousands trafficked into online crime in Southeast Asia
GENEVA: Hundreds of thousands of people are being coerced in Southeast Asia by criminal gangs into carrying out online scams,…
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Drink with Messi for US$42,000: Chinese police warn about scams
BEIJING: Dinner, drinks and a selfie with Lionel Messi sounds like every football fan’s dream, but Chinese police have warned…
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Indonesians fall prey to fake shaman ‘magic money’ scams
KARAWANG, Indonesia: Indonesian mother-of-three Aslem was a domestic worker in Dubai when she started wiring cash to a self-professed shaman,…
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