The Philippine police have once again struck hard, arresting two South Korean suspects listed as "Red Notice" by INTERPOL for operating an illegal online gambling platform. The arrests took place recently in the Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City, Pampanga, showcasing the Philippines' escalating effo
Singapore's "2025 Anti-Fraud Protection Act" has officially taken effect, providing stronger legal tools to combat the increasingly rampant online fraud. The new law grants the police greater authority to freeze bank accounts preemptively when there is a risk of individuals transferring money to fra
On the evening of July 2, 2025, the Philippine police launched a raid in the Alang-Alang community of Mandaue City, Cebu, successfully dismantling a suspected telecommunications fraud den, arresting 8 Chinese suspects, and rescuing several victims who were illegally detained and forced into scam act
According to "Today's Business", the Malaysian government has collaborated with social media platforms and has successfully removed nearly 160,000 pieces of content deemed "harmful" by 2025. More than half of these violations are related to online gambling, highlighting the growing severity of this
In April this year, Chinese-Filipino businessman Guo Congyuan and his driver were kidnapped and murdered in the Philippines, despite the family paying a ransom of 26 million yuan. As the investigation deepened, cryptocurrency became a key clue for the police to trace the flow of the ransom.The Binan
According to reports from multiple Burmese media outlets, the Myanmar police and military have recently launched a large-scale crackdown on illegal online gambling activities. On the morning of June 4, law enforcement officers raided an online gambling den in Ruibo Town, Shwebo Province, capturing 1
The U.S. Treasury Department recently announced that it has imposed sanctions on a China-funded enterprise based in the Philippines—Pano Network Technologies and its executive Liu Lizhi (transliterated), accusing them of providing key technical support for the "Pig Butchering" scam, causing economic
Cambodian "whistleblower" Seiha Sideth, after being silent for several months, was extradited back to Phnom Penh from Russia on the night of May 24, sparking high attention from Cambodian media and public opinion.According to Cambodia's National Police Chief Su Tong, Seiha Sideth was escorted and a
Philippine police dismantled a suspected "romance scam" cybercrime hub in Kasambagan district, Cebu City, seizing over a dozen computers and electronic devices, though all suspects had fled before the raid.The facility has now been sealed, and the police are applying for a cyber search warrant to th
After Jiuding Group announced its withdrawal from the Philippine market following the revocation of its license by the Philippine government for collecting ransom in the Guo Congyuan kidnapping case, another Chinese-funded gambling intermediary, "White Horse Club," also quietly shut down its operati
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) of the Philippines recently raided an ordinary-looking apartment in Pasay City, Manila, successfully rescuing a Chinese man who was illegally detained and forced to participate in online scams. This incident once again exposes the common tactics of "debt co
Recently, Thai media reported that with the advent of the digital era, technology has become widespread, and online gambling has rapidly developed but remains outside the legal framework.According to data from the international research institute Statista, the market value of online gambling in Tha
The Fugitive Search Unit of the Philippines Immigration Bureau (BI-FSU) and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group of the National Capital Region (CIDG-NCR) recently conducted a joint raid in Makati City. Originally intended to rescue a Chinese man suspected of being abused, the operation un
It has been reported that scammers are luring Filipinos to engage in illegal "POGO-like" operations abroad with false promises of employment. In 2024, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordered a ban on POGO after receiving reports of human trafficking, money laundering, and other criminal act
Despite weeks of crackdowns by Thai and Myanmar authorities on telecom scam parks along the Myanmar-Thailand border, which successfully rescued thousands, local scam activities remain rampant. Thai police's latest estimates suggest that up to 100,000 people are still working in these illegal parks.T
The former guard allegedly purchased the IMSI catchers from his former employer.The Philippines.- The Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) has arrested a man for allegedly selling International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) catchers. The man is reported to be a former secur