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Neeraj Sharma case: How fake job offers triggered major H-1B visa fraud probe in the USUS H1-B visa fraud: A major US immigration fraud probe targets 17 naturalised citizens. Neeraj Sharma, an Indian-origin CEO, faces denatura...
'Seriously concerned': Quad joint statement flags water cannons, blocked ships in South and East China SeasIndia, US, Japan, and Australia foreign ministers met in New Delhi. They voiced serious concerns over the South China and East China Seas. ...
India, Singapore resolve to jointly target terror financing, radicalisationIndia and Singapore have pledged to collaborate on combating terrorism, including cross-border movement, radicalization, and financing. The...
Mangaluru man gets call about SIM card misuse; one mistake makes him lose Rs 2,07,04,600 in a few weeksA 61-year-old man in Mangaluru was allegedly duped of over Rs 2 crore in a sophisticated digital arrest scam, where fraudsters posing as of...
What are Money mule accounts? Australia’s financial intelligence regulator targets financial crime vulnerabilities in foreign-owned banksAustralia's financial intelligence unit, AUSTRAC, has uncovered significant control and reporting issues within foreign-owned banks. Review...
AUSTRAC flags financial crime risks in foreign-owned banks over low AML reporting and money mule activityAustralia's financial intelligence agency, AUSTRAC, has flagged serious concerns regarding foreign banks. Weaknesses in controls and low re...
Global financial fraud hits USD 442 billion in 2025, AI scams surge: InterpolIn 2025, global financial fraud skyrocketed to a staggering USD 442 billion, with Interpol’s latest findings highlighting a disturbing tren...
Cambodia approves draft law targeting cyberscammersThe draft law -- which aims to stamp out transnational cyberscam operations -- was approved during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minis...
Why Southeast Asia's online scam industry is so hard to shut downA major online scam network leader has been arrested and extradited. This industry has stolen billions globally. Victims are often lured by...
Border casinos caught in Thailand-Cambodia crossfireThailand has struck multiple casinos linked to cyberscamming in neighbouring Cambodia during an almost two-week-long border conflict, with ...
Ryan James Wedding: What the FBI's most wanted fugitive's new photo reveals about the Canadian Olympic snowboarder's whereaboutsRyan Wedding: Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding, now on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, is being sought for allegedly leading a...
South Korea targets Cambodia’s scam industry after kidnappings, torture and a deathWith a growing crisis at hand, South Korea is proactively seeking to repatriate its citizens from Cambodia, where an alarming number have f...
China sentences 16 Myanmar-linked gang members to deathA Chinese court sentenced 16 members of a family-run criminal gang to death for operating deadly scam centers in Myanmar's borderlands. The...
That online investment scam is a geopolitical problemOnline scams have grown into a global industry with connections to countries like Russia and China. Cybercrime, now a national security iss...
Dope Thief: Apple TV+ crime drama’s premiere date, storyline, cast and production teamApple TV+ has set March 14, 2025 as the premiere date for its new crime drama series Dope Thief. The show, based on Dennis Tafoya's novel, ...
NIA charge sheet against 5 persons for trafficking Indian youths, coercing them into online fraud workAccording to NIA investigations, the accused targeted Indian youths proficient in computers and English language, and coerced them into wor...
Nigerian diplomats getting Raksha tips at Ahmedabad-based universityA delegation of 30 Nigerian diplomats, including officials from various Nigerian law enforcement agencies, is undergoing a two-week trainin...
Crypto crime hits record $20 billion in 2022, report saysThe United States also imposed sanctions last year on cryptocurrency mixing services Blender and Tornado Cash, which it said were being use...
Terrorists relying on cybercrime for funding since Covid-19: APG ReportThe report also listed case studies from member countries, including India and Pakistan, involving money laundering and terrorist financing.
Forced labour, cyber crimes zoom up in OdishaThe rate of cyber crimes was 4.2 per lakh population in the state, higher than the national rate of 3.7, according to the 'Crime in India 2...