March 4 - Scam centres that operated along the Thai-Myanmar border for years have drawn fresh attention after the high-profile abduction and release of a Chinese actor in Thailand. The incident ...

What Are Southeast Asia's Scam Centres, and Why Are They Being Dismantled? By Shoon Naing (Reuters) -Scam centres that operated along the Thai-Myanmar border for years have drawn fresh attention ...

ALL KINDS OF REVIEWS START POPPING UP WHERE THEY SAY PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY IS GETTING THESE THINGS AND DO NOT SCAN IT, BECAUSE IF YOU SCAN IT, THEN THAT’S YOUR SCAM AND THEY HAVE ALL YOUR ...

NAB has described the pop-up SMS scam as a new trend that has "hijacked" a legitimate system used to share emergency warnings. The fake pop-up SMS can temporarily disable the device, according to ...

AN ONGOING effort targeting scam compounds along Thailand’s border with Myanmar has led to only a small proportion of workers there being pulled out, a top Thai opposition lawmaker said, calling for ...

Multinational victims of scam centres, who were trafficked into working in Myanmar and were sent to Thailand on Feb 12, 2025, amid a mounting crackdown on scam centres operating along a porous ...

MAE SOT, Thailand — A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation, and those helping them ...

Authorities arrested 401 foreign workers of an alleged Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) scam hub operating in a 10-storey building near Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City on Wednesday. Local ...

They had been rescued from Myanmar, where they were ensnared in a 21st-century scourge — online scam mills that have used forced labor to bilk tens of billions of dollars out of victims worldwide.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The latest scam alert going around on Facebook is detailed. It takes up an entire page to explain how it works. 2 Wants To Know is breaking it down into five main points.

"IC3 complaint information indicates the scam may be moving from state-to-state," said the FBI. The FBI said phone numbers and toll service will change across states. Other toll collection ...