Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Reporting on fraud schemes, cyber attacks targeting financial systems, regulatory responses, and advancements in fraud prevention technologies.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    ACCC Raises Alarm Over Rising Fake Bond Scams

    By Editors | 05/08/2022

    Reported losses suffered by Australian victims of imposter bond scams increased by 265% to A$20mn in H1, compared to the same period last year.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    US SEC Charges 11 Over Crypto Pyramid and Ponzi Scheme

    By Editors | 04/08/2022

    Forsage investors earned profits by recruiting others into the scheme, which used assets from new investors to pay earlier investors.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    DBS-led Hackathon to Tackle Fraud Challenges

    By Editors | 04/08/2022

    More than 100 law enforcers, lawyers, bank staff and other professionals have assembled into teams to brainstorm new solutions to stop scams.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    FFIS Takes Stock of AML & Fraud Data Sharing Platforms

    By Editors | 03/08/2022

    New paper covers 15 different private-private financial information sharing platforms across the US, UK, Singapore, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Estonia and Australia.

    Liquidity Risk

    Bangladesh Seeks IMF Loan, Takes Measures to Boost FX Inflows

    By Editors | 03/08/2022

    Bangladesh has sufficient FX reserves for over five months of imports, providing some cushion. It has also taken measures to address its falling FX reserves.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Korea FSS Completes Woori Bank Embezzlement Inspection

    By Editors | 02/08/2022

    The inspection found that the amount embezzled was more than originally reported, and the Woori had insufficient internal controls in place.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    FSC Fines Bank of Taiwan Over Embezzled Customer Funds

    By Editors | 01/08/2022

    The illegal behavior lasted nearly 10 years, affecting nine customers, five of which were seniors. The total amount involved was about TWD 84.5 million.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    ASIC Warns of Prevalence of Payment Redirection Scams

    By Editors | 28/07/2022

    The latest ACCC data shows that payment redirection scams caused the highest losses to businesses in 2021.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Philippine Court Jails Seven Over Investment Scam

    By Editors | 28/07/2022

    Seven perpetrators of a PHP 3 billion investment scam were sentenced to 20 years in jail each on top of financial penalties. Four others remain at large.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    US SEC Issues Fines Over Identity Theft Prevention Programmes

    By Editors | 28/07/2022

    JP Morgan Securities will pay a $1.2mn penalty, UBS Financial Services will pay $925,000, and TradeStation Securities will pay $425,000.

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