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Chinese banks a haven for web counterfeits
Associated Press, Published on 08/05/2015
» SHANGHAI — Kim Sbarcea knew exactly what she wanted. She typed “Tiffany Elsa Peretti mesh earrings” into Google and scrolled through impeccable photos of the delicate US$450 diamond-shaped earrings until she chanced upon a pair for -- deal of deals! -- $32.
Hackers steal 100,000 US tax records
Associated Press, Published on 27/05/2015
» WASHINGTON — Sophisticated criminals used an online service run by the Internal Revenue Service to access personal tax information from more than 100,000 US taxpayers, part of an elaborate scheme to steal identities and claim fraudulent tax refunds, the IRS said.
Still stuck in Manila, Chris Brown rants, breakdances online
Associated Press, Published on 23/07/2015
» American hip-hop star Chris Brown, barred from leaving the Philippines over a row with a powerful religious sect, insisted in a foul-mouthed rant on Thursday that he did nothing wrong.
Philippines arrests 25 S. Koreans over alleged fraud, gambling
Associated Press, Published on 19/05/2017
» MANILA -- 25 South Koreans have been arrested in metropolitan Manila on suspicion of internet fraud or illegal online gambling, Philippine authorities said.
What drug-dealing 'darknet' sites have in common with eBay
Associated Press, Published on 21/07/2017
» NEW YORK -- AlphaBay, the now-shuttered online marketplace that authorities say traded in illegal drugs, firearms and counterfeit goods, wasn't all that different from any other e-commerce site, court documents show.
Cambodia deports telephone fraud suspects to China
Associated Press, Published on 26/07/2017
» PHNOM PENH -- Police in Cambodia have deported to China 17 telephone fraud suspects, among hundreds of alleged scam artists who have been caught and expelled in recent years.
Indonesia deports Chinese, Taiwanese scam suspects
Associated Press, Published on 03/08/2017
» JAKARTA -- Indonesia has deported more than 140 Chinese and Taiwanese suspects to China, where they are wanted for impersonating police and blackmailing businessmen and politicians in a scam said to have earned several hundred million dollars.
Defamation trial of BBC reporter begins
Associated Press, Published on 23/08/2017
» The trial has begun of a British BBC correspondent charged with criminal defamation and computer crime over a report on alleged fraud.
Indonesia police allege plot to kill top officials
Associated Press, Published on 28/05/2019
» JAKARTA: Four top Indonesian officials, including two Cabinet ministers and the national spy chief, were targeted for assassination as part of a plot possibly linked to last week's election riots, police said Tuesday.
Challenge to Indonesia vote makes big claims, weak on proof
Associated Press, Published on 29/05/2019
» JAKARTA: The court challenge to Indonesia's presidential election from the losing candidate claims that the police, intelligence agency and other state institutions were biased in favour of the incumbent, but its evidence for “massive” fraud is mainly printouts of news articles.