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Tackling a national scourge
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 27/10/2025
» Thailand plans to rev up efforts to crack down on rampant online scams, which are a menace not only to Thailand but also the global economy. Efforts include improving existing regulations and cooperating with other countries to suppress scams.
Innocent vendors’ accounts frozen as scammers exploit online purchases, police warn
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/09/2025
» Bank accounts of innocent online vendors are being frozen after scammers adopted new methods to launder stolen money, the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) said on Sunday.
Is USDT used for money laundering?
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 09/11/2024
» At the peak of investigations into iCon Group's alleged fraud late last month, the Anti-Money Laundering Office checked the money trail of 247 million USDT, a cryptocurrency, worth more than 8 billion baht, suspecting the direct sales firm laundered funds through the popular stablecoin.
Singapore says banks pose highest laundering risk
Reuters, Published on 20/06/2024
» SINGAPORE - The banking sector in Singapore, including wealth management, poses the highest money laundering risk in the city-state, the government said in a risk assessment report published on Thursday.
Singapore jails money launderer for 13 months
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/04/2024
» SINGAPORE - The first person to plead guilty in the biggest money-laundering case in the history of Singapore has been sentenced to 13 months in jail.
Crypto thefts totalled $3.8bn in 2022
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/02/2023
» Thieves stole a record $3.8 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2022 as sanctions on North Korea drove a surge in suspected hacking by the isolated country.
Fighting festive fraud
Business, Published on 21/12/2022
» It's no secret that holiday shopping is a boon for the retail industry, and the preponderance of double-digit sales like 12.12 continues to be one of the best opportunities for consumers to find great bargains in Asia.
Gas-Station ATMs Are a Banking Battleground
Business, AnnaMaria Andriotis, Published on 21/02/2022
» Dozens of banks had rejected Ann Marie and Dan Ellis when they opened Bank of America Corp. checking accounts last February to fund their southern Arizona network of automated teller machines.
'Dutch' and 'Razzlekhan,': US couple behind record bitcoin haul
AFP, Published on 10/02/2022
» WASHINGTON: She's accused of laundering billions of dollars in stolen bitcoin with her husband, but her alleged crimes are likely to be overshadowed by an excruciating foray into rap music.
Macau casino stocks tumble after junket boss arrest
AFP, Published on 29/11/2021
» HONG KONG: Shares in Macau casino operators plunged on Monday morning after police said the head of the gambling enclave's largest junket operator had confessed to running illegal betting activities overseas.