How a Gurgaon man paid ₹20,000 for a Thailand dream but instead woke up in a jungle guarded by gunsHe was a 21-year-old Gurgaon student who just wanted a job. A Telegram message promised ₹80,000 a month in Thailand. Instead, he crossed ju...
23 Apr, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
RBI proposes one-hour delay on high-value digital transfers to curb fraudThe Reserve Bank of India is proposing new rules to fight digital payment fraud. These include delays for certain bank transfers and extra ...
10 Apr, 2026, 12.30 AM IST
Where is tortoise Jonathan, world's oldest living land animal? How to go and see him?A wave of online attention recently surrounded Jonathan, the world’s oldest known land animal, after a viral post triggered widespread disc...
04 Apr, 2026, 08.41 PM IST
CA warns: Common money mistake can become a 'financial suicide' and cause lakhs of lossA chartered accountant has warned that ignoring the power of compounding can quietly lead to significant financial loss over time. Nitin Ka...
29 Mar, 2026, 10.52 PM IST
UK sanctions Cambodia-based scam centre and crypto platformBritain has imposed sanctions on operators of a massive fraud compound in Cambodia and an online crypto marketplace. These entities are acc...
26 Mar, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
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...
16 Mar, 2026, 08.16 PM IST
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...
08 Jan, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
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 ...
22 Dec, 2025, 12.09 AM IST
These scam centres were bombed. was it all for show?In a dramatic show of force, Myanmar's junta undertook the demolition of structures at KK Park, notorious for its cyberscam operations. How...
28 Nov, 2025, 11.25 PM IST
Myanmar junta says nearly 1,600 foreigners arrested in scam hub raidsMyanmar's military announced a major crackdown on a notorious internet scam hub near the Thai border. Nearly 1,600 foreign nationals were a...
23 Nov, 2025, 12.50 PM IST
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...
29 Sep, 2025, 04.34 PM IST
ChatGPT was used 'to help scammers do their thing' at Asia fraud compoundKenyan jobseeker Duncan Okindo was trafficked to Myanmar under false promises of work in Thailand, where he endured forced labor in a scam ...
15 Sep, 2025, 05.30 PM IST
Myanmar: 4 Indians trapped in Myawaddy scam repatriated, Embassy issues warningThe Indian Embassy in Myanmar has successfully repatriated four more Indian nationals who fell victim to scam operations in Myawaddy, bring...
18 Apr, 2025, 08.57 AM IST
Nearly 300 Indians repatriated from Myanmar scam centresNearly 300 Indians have been repatriated from scam centres in Myanmar through Thailand, amid a crackdown on illegal online fraud operations...
10 Mar, 2025, 10.02 PM IST
They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are held in detention on the Myanmar borderThousands of former forced laborers, rescued from scam operations in Myanmar, are now trapped in overcrowded detention centers without suff...
09 Mar, 2025, 05.05 PM IST
The man who escaped the scam rings of CambodiaThousands of workers are trafficked to Southeast Asia to commit cyber fraud on their fellow citizens over social media. Ex-serviceman Botch...
02 Jun, 2024, 12.31 AM IST
90,000 scams in 4 months: How Southeast Asia is becoming the next Jamtara; Fraudsters recruiting from Andhra, TN, OdishaIndia faces a surge in cyber fraud from Southeast Asia, surpassing domestic hotspots. Nearly half of the defrauded money comes from scams s...
24 May, 2024, 08.03 PM IST