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Police have dismantled a significant cyber scam operation based in Forest City, Johor, resulting in 335 arrests. The network ran sophisticated cryptocurrency and romance fraud schemes from residential properties targeting victims across the globe.
Kedah police have broken up a sophisticated romance fraud operation based in the state, arresting seven foreign nationals accused of defrauding Japanese victims through elaborate online schemes.
A New York judge has rejected Zelle's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the state's attorney general, allowing claims that the payment platform neglected safety features enabling over $1 billion in fraud to proceed to trial.
India's securities regulator has alerted companies to a rising cyber fraud scheme where criminals impersonate CEOs and senior executives to manipulate employees into transferring company funds to fraudulent accounts.
Malaysia's Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee remains undecided on whether to launch a formal investigation into allegations that the national pension fund KWAP lost RM200 million through its investment in Indonesian aquaculture company eFishery.
Police in Kuantan have arrested a Datuk businessman and his aide after uncovering fraudulent activities involving forged letters purporting to bear the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang's official insignia.
Authorities have arrested a Datuk and his assistant in connection with fraudulent documents bearing the Pahang royal emblem. Police are investigating their motives and the extent of financial losses resulting from the scheme.
Singapore's police joined a coordinated Interpol operation targeting social engineering scams across 97 countries, resulting in nearly 5,900 arrests and US$293 million in seized assets between January and April.
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Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission arrests three individuals in Kedah, including two company directors, over an alleged RM20 million financing scheme linked to non-existent paddy and rice purchases.
Authorities have arrested three individuals suspected of orchestrating a RM20 million fraud operation involving falsified paperwork submitted to financial institutions to secure illicit loans.
Malaysia's Department of Agriculture has distanced itself from a fraud case involving forged government orders issued in its name, urging suppliers to verify requests through official channels.
Guo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese billionaire and Communist Party critic, has been sentenced to 30 years in a US federal prison for orchestrating a massive financial fraud that defrauded more than 1,000 victims worldwide of hundreds of millions of dollars between 2018 and 2023.
A former senior Melaka state official appeared in court charged with misappropriating and defrauding over RM60,000 from executive council members across seven separate counts.
Police have detained a woman and her accomplice for two weeks as part of an investigation into an alleged kidnapping hoax designed to extract RM18,000 from family members.
Authorities in Pekan arrested a workshop proprietor, mechanic, and cleaner in connection with an operation selling counterfeit medical certificates that fraudulently bore the name of a government medical officer.
A major cybersecurity study reveals that consumers using pirate streaming services face serious risks including malware infections, identity theft, and financial fraud, with nearly half of tested illegal apps containing dangerous malware.