Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

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

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Australian Billionaire Launches Criminal Proceedings Against Facebook

    By Editors | 06/02/2022

    Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew Forrest alleges that Facebook broke AML laws by failing to prevent crypto scams from being advertised on its platform.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    China Eases Process for Investors to Seek Redress for Securities Fraud

    By Editors | 06/02/2022

    Administrative penalties or criminal judgments will no longer be preconditions for courts to accept civil compensation cases involving securities fraud.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    MAS to Introduce Equitable Loss Sharing Framework for Scams

    By Manesh Samtani | 04/02/2022

    OCBC’s goodwill payouts to fully cover customer losses were a one-off gesture, and they “do not set a general precedent for future cases”, MAS said.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Europol Outlines Different Ways Criminals Use Cryptocurrency

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/01/2022

    A new Europol report highlights that the illicit use of crypto includes “all types of crime that require transfers of monetary value”.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    CBIRC Warns Against Marketing Scams in Financial Sector

    By Darien Choong | 28/01/2022

    The CBIRC warns consumers against marketing scams, illegal fundraising and fraud in the loans and insurance sectors.

    Cryptocurrency

    OJK Indonesia Bars FIs From Facilitating Crypto Trading

    By Editors | 28/01/2022

    OJK warns of market fluctuations and other risks, including the existence of crypto investment Ponzi schemes.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    HK ICAC Charges Three Ex-StanChart Employees For Fraud

    By Editors | 27/01/2022

    The former relationship managers were among five individuals indicted for conspiring to deceive Japanese investors with false documents.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Faster Transactions Impeding Scam Loss Recoveries: HK Police

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/01/2022

    Online banking, electronic payment services and cryptocurrency wallets have made it more difficult to recover scam proceeds.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    COSMIC Will Yield Significant and Far Reaching Benefits

    By Jamil Ahmed | 26/01/2022

    Singapore is taking a leap forward in how its financial services industry detects and combats financial crime, says Jamil Ahmed.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    ‘Focus on Fundamentals’ Could be Financial Crime Achilles Heel

    By Bradley Maclean | 26/01/2022

    New research suggests more meaningful financial crime prevention may be achieved with targeted investments in higher risk areas.

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