Though departmental action was initiated against some Registration Department officials, the role of the supervisory officers and other public servants involved in the processing and registration of the document had not been effectively examined, she says
Criminal syndicates increasingly turned from targeting Chinese nationals to Americans after Beijing’s 2023 crackdown on online scams in Southeast Asia, analysts said on Wednesday, triggering a global game of “whack-a-mole”. “China has a huge advantage and a head start in terms of trying to protect its own citizens from scams compared to the US,” said Sue-Lin Wong, who hosts the Scam Inc. podcast, adding that it is “terrible for Americans who are losing a lot of money”. In recent years, Southeast...
Each member of the racket played distinct roles to execute the fraud between November 2019 and February 2024, shows investigation
The number of phone scams recorded in Hong Kong over the first five months of 2026 has surged 46 per cent compared with the same period last year, with a recent police operation arresting 61 suspects in cases involving more than HK$31 million (US$3.95 million). The suspects, aged 17 to 82, were arrested this month in a police operation code-named “Pebblepace” that smashed 54 phone scam cases, mainly involving the “guess who I am” tactic. The suspects were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to...
Among those named in the latest chargesheet are Netizen Engineering Pvt. Ltd. (formerly Reliance Infocomm Engineering Pvt. Ltd.) and its two directors, Anil Kalya and Tunu Sahu, on charges of criminal conspiracy, criminal misappropriation and cheating
Four acting members of Greece’s parliament were among 22 people indicted on Thursday by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) over an investigation into alleged farm fraud that has rocked the country’s government. Last year, European prosecutors charged dozens of Greek stockbreeders with faking ownership of grazing land and exaggerating the number of animals on farms to claim EU subsidies with the alleged help of state employees and conservative politicians. Some people receiving...
The Retirement Fund Incorporated’s (KWAP) US$47.7 million investment in Indonesian agritech start-up eFishery was the victim of an orchestrated fraud, Malaysia’s finance ministry has confirmed. In a parliamentary written reply dated July 15, the ministry explained that KWAP’s July 2023 investment followed a robust evaluation and governance process. This included internal assessments, independent due diligence and the verification of financial statements by certified international auditors. KWAP...
The police say that they have duped customers to the tune of ₹25 crore
A Shenzhen-based investment veteran has revealed on social media that he spent 13 million yuan (US$1.9 million) over nine years to send the woman who deceived him to prison. The story of Li Ping has drawn significant attention online. His 15-minute video, released on June 30, has garnered 69,000 likes and 9,000 comments, news portal guancha.cn reported. Li, 52, said in his clip that during the period from 1996 to 2014, he earned over 70 million yuan (US$10 million) from the stock market. In the...
Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged three people, including two private care home operators, over an alleged HK$1.3 million fraud involving an elderly care voucher scheme. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Thursday that the trio allegedly inflated service records under the Social Welfare Department’s Community Care Service Voucher Scheme for the Elderly, overstating carers’ service hours by more than 5,000 hours. The scheme provides elderly residents with...
A former Hong Kong Polytechnic University student has been arrested for allegedly using forged academic documents at his alma mater, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said a university staff member filed a police report on Wednesday afternoon, alleging that the 22-year-old man had submitted one fake certificate and two fake transcripts. “The man enrolled in an electrical engineering programme in 2022 but was asked to leave in May last year due to poor academic performance,” the...
Eight arrested on the charge of defrauding ₹12 crore over six years
A Hong Kong doctor fraudulently issued more than 3,700 Covid-19 vaccination exemption certificates over seven months during the pandemic, allowing some residents to avoid inoculation on the grounds of skin allergies, chest pain and other conditions, a court has heard. Dr Tai Kong-shing, 80, stood trial at the District Court on Monday over allegations that he generated the certificates en masse for personal gain. Prosecutors said the Western medical practitioner failed to make a proper diagnosis...
The accused, Shankar Pansari from Haryana, had coerced a senior citizen into transferring ₹25.65 lakh to two different bank accounts under the threat of digital arrest
Singapore authorities have seized a Good Class Bungalow (GCB) valued at around S$55 million (US$42.4 million) and around S$1 million of funds in connection with a fraud conspiracy, the police said on Wednesday. The case has been linked to the movement of Nvidia chips in contravention of US export controls. It is understood that the GCB is located at 12 Chee Hoon Avenue. The police issued a prohibition of disposal order against the GCB and seized funds in bank accounts as part of investigations,...
Remanded to police custody till July 6, the accused is the wife of the alleged kingpin of the scam, who is absconding; police say she was aware of the financial transactions in the multi-State racket, and had met the other accused
China’s foreign ministry on Tuesday said it had noted the 30-year prison sentence given to self-exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, who was convicted in a US court for orchestrating a fraud scheme that bilked his followers out of more than US$1 billion. “Guo Wengui is a fugitive wanted under an Interpol red notice issued at the request of the Chinese government, and we have noted the relevant reports,” ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday. The billionaire businessman, also known as...
A federal judge said Guo's fraud cost more than 1,000 people worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars.
Guo Wengui branded himself as a China critic, gaining followers who backed his fraudulent schemes.