Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Anti-Money Laundering

Hong Kong Police Arrest 29 in Anti-Loan Sharking Crackdown

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/08/2025

Since mid-May, four coordinated operations have seen dozens arrested, including minors, for predatory lending and "excessive interest rates".

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

HKMA Adds 'Deepfake' Guidance to E-Banking Security Framework

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/08/2025

The HKMA has expanded its e-banking security framework, adding a new component to tackle deepfake risks and detailing specific verification and customer education practices.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Indian Authorities Uncover $15m Cross-border Cybercrime Scam

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/08/2025

The scam allegedly involved illegal call centres posing as tech support, siphoning money from US victims and routing the money back to India through a network of over 200 bank accounts.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Thailand Requiring Biometric SIM Registration to Combat Fraud

By Editors | 26/08/2025

Thailand has mandated the use of liveness detection technology for SIM card registration, aiming to curb rising online fraud.

Anti-Money Laundering

Taiwan Prosecutors Charge 14 in Crypto Laundering Case

By Mark Johnston | 25/08/2025

Prosecutors have charged individuals linked to the CoinW and BitShine exchanges in Taiwan's largest-ever crypto laundering and fraud case.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

OJK Indonesia to Bar Scammers from Banking and Job Access

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/08/2025

The financial regulator will blacklist digital fraudsters from banking and job access through its anti-scam centre, after scam losses hit IDR 4.6 trillion.

Anti-Money Laundering

Hong Kong Banks Target Laundering Through Business Accounts

By Nathan Lynch | 25/08/2025

Hong Kong banks are seeking to balance financial crime prevention with the need to support business growth and SMEs operating in the city.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

India Reconstitutes and Expands Mandate of Banking Fraud Advisory Board

By Mark Johnston | 22/08/2025

The reconstituted Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds will have to review all public sector bank frauds over INR 30 million before criminal probes can begin.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Bank of Thailand Clarifies Scope of New Mobile Transfer Limits

By Editors | 22/08/2025

BOT has clarified that a new THB 50,000 daily transfer limit will only apply to specific high-risk and new customer groups, not all users.