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BANGKOK: Thai and Cambodian police rescued 215 victims, including 109 Thais, from a call-centre scam gang in Poi Pet.
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Thai and Cambodian police have rescued 215 victims from a call centre scam gang in Poi Pet.
SINGAPORE: Scammers claiming to be officers from the police's Anti-Scam Centre (ASC) caused a woman to lose S$1.2 million (US$900,000) over the course of two months.
HONG KONG: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government raised travel alert for southeastern Myanmar to red on Friday (Jan 17), following a number of cases of Hong Kong residents being lured to Southeast Asian countries and forced to work at scam farms.
SINGAPORE: More than 8,700 bank customers were saved from losing about S$73 million to conmen when six banks tied up with the police Anti-Scam Centre (ASC) and used technology to thwart scams.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Friday (March 21, 2025)
Movie fans can enjoy comedy Money Games, starting Jan 29, about an Anti-Fraud Society and its mission to crack down on a wave of fraudulent schemes.
KOTA KINABALU: Taqdiril Alim Bakar's last words to his mother in January were, "Please find me if I cannot be contacted after this".
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government has recently met with the consul-generals of Thailand and Myanmar, and adjusted the travel alert level for southeastern regions of Myanmar, in response to concerns of Hong Kong residents suspected of being trapped in South-East Asian countries.
Google has unveiled new features for detecting fraudulent text messages and phone calls. Thanks to artificial intelligence, these features should better protect Android smartphone users against increasingly sophisticated scams.
SINGAPORE: The police’s Anti-Scam Centre (ASC) and six banks have alerted more than 9,800 bank customers to prevent the loss of over S$47 million.
SINGAPORE: A man with an intellectual disability fell for a woman he got to know via social media and transferred her more than S$100 from his savings account.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Saturday (March 15, 2025)
IN THE ever-evolving landscape of financial scams, imposters are constantly devising new ways to deceive unsuspecting victims.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Chinese national arrested for leading an international scam syndicate last week holds dual citizenship, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Thursday (March 6, 2025)
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Wednesday (March 5, 2025)
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Tuesday (March 4, 2025)
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) issued a public alert on Wednesday (Nov 6) following reports of a phone scam targeting its customers.
