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Scam alert: Young man and friends arrested after pawning gold-plated ring as pure gold
SINGAPORE: A young man, together with his three friends, deceived several pawn shops by presenting a gold-plated ring as if it were made...
Trafficked women describe ‘hellish’ AI-driven scam compounds run by Chinese crime syndicates
PHILIPPINES: An hour north of Manila, a small convenience store hums with the quiet rhythm of daily life. Outside, a three-year-old boy in...
As scam syndicates turn to AI, Southeast Asian workers—and crackdown efforts—risk being left behind
Hundreds of thousands of people—teachers, cooks, students, parents—have vanished into Southeast Asia’s maze of scam compounds. Many were lured from more than 50...
‘SCAM’ Singaporeans warn Reddit user about contact who claimed floods and power outages were ongoing
SINGAPORE: After a Reddit user asked for help with verifying dubious information that a contact, who claimed to be in Singapore, had told...
Thai retiree loses $880,000 in ruthless scam: Scammer poses as cop and doctor, arrested in sting
UTHAI THANI, THAILAND: What began as a routine phone call for 70-year-old Kanjana turned into a nightmare that cost her nearly everything she...
