Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

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

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    HK Police Arrest 38 Individuals for Covid Loan Fraud

    By Editors | 23/03/2022

    The individuals set up 53 shell companies and submitted false documents to banks to obtain loans under the government support scheme for Covid hit businesses.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    SG Police Charge Two for Disclosing Singpass Login Details

    By Editors | 23/03/2022

    The Singpass login details were used by scam syndicates to open new bank accounts to launder the proceeds of crime.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    IOSCO to Develop Regulatory Toolkit on Retail Investor Protection

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/03/2022

    IOSCO consultation asks whether certain gamification should be regulated or prohibited, and whether regulators should be monitoring crypto-asset trading by retail investors.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    MAS Bars Former DBS Wealth Planner for Cheating Clients

    By Editors | 20/03/2022

    The former DBS Bank wealth planning manager fraudulently deceived clients into transferring SGD 490,000 into his personal bank account.

    Reporting & Disclosures

    China Identifies Data Fraud Occurring in Carbon Market

    By Darien Choong | 20/03/2022

    Data verification firms were found to have tampered with emissions reports, published fake testing data, and fabricated coal samples sent for testing.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    INTERPOL Launches Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre

    By Editors | 16/03/2022

    The new centre will adopt a multi-agency approach to drive a coordinated global response to transnational financial crime and corruption.

    Cybersecurity

    FS-ISAC Warns of Cyber Risk ‘Trifecta’ in 2022 and Beyond

    By Editors | 15/03/2022

    Boards, auditors, and regulators will demand that firms level up their incident response playbooks, tools, and platforms.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Singapore Court Imposes 9 Year Jail Sentence for IRAS Fraud

    By Editors | 10/03/2022

    230 companies, mostly dormant and shell companies, were used to submit 400 fraudulent applications claiming tax breaks.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    IMDA Starts Onboarding Banks to New SMS SenderID Registry

    By Editors | 08/03/2022

    IMDA has begun onboarding banks and other organisations on the new system, which will prevent spoofed SMS text messages from being sent upfront.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Korean Broker and Bank Penalised Over Optimus Mis-selling

    By Editors | 04/03/2022

    NH Investment & Securities cannot sell new private equity funds for three months. Hana Bank cannot be appointed as a fund trustee for three months.

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