Tag: scam

Four charged in Singapore after ‘blessing’ scam leaves victim empty-handed — and holding a bag of leaves

SINGAPORE, June 7 — Four Chinese nationals have been charged in court…

Company director loses RM137,200 in fake govt tender scam in Kemaman

CHUKAI, June 1 — A company director lost RM137,200 after falling victim…

MBI investment scam crackdown: 477 properties, RM328m frozen as cops nab ‘Tan Sri’ in billion-ringgit bust

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — Police have seized and frozen an additional…

Elderly man loses over RM1.47 million in online trading scam in Ipoh

IPOH, May 28 — An elderly man suffered losses of over RM1.47…

Insurance agency manager loses RM695,000 in Facebook investment scam

KUANTAN, May 26 — An insurance agency manager lost RM695,000 after being…

Financial analyst loses nearly RM150,000 to fake investment scheme

KUALA TERENGGANU, May 24 — A financial analyst was left devastated after…

MACC remands two more ex-bank officers over RM11.3m loan scam in Sabah

SANDAKAN, May 23 — Two former bank officers have been remanded for…

Penang police chief: Woman clerk loses RM465,200 to fake ‘KLSEC’ investment scheme

BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 15 — A private sector woman clerk lost RM465,200…

Pensioner claims he was scammed of RM229,800 after woman called him to fix her pipes

BUKIT MERTAJAM, April 30 — A government retiree claimed to have lost…

Starlink fuels Myanmar scam farms despite crackdowns, UN estimates hundreds of thousands still trapped

Some 7,000 victims were rescued from scam compounds in Myanmar UN estimates…

UN: Billion-dollar cyberscam industry spreading globally

BANGKOK, April 22 — Asian crime syndicates behind the multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry…