Scam – Asia Times

Thai officials smash ‘crypto scam’ operation

by Paul Muir December 6, 2019February 18, 2020

Thai immigration officials have arrested 24 Chinese nationals who were allegedly running a cryptocurrency scam call center in Bangkok’s Rama III neighborhood, Cointelegraph reported. According to an official announcement on December 2, the Immigration Bureau of the Royal Thai Police arrested 24 individuals and seized 61 laptops, 424 mobile phones and several routers. The Immigration […]

China

Victims complain about Xiyu crowdfunding site

by Darlie Yiu August 20, 2019February 18, 2020

China, Hong Kong

Mainlanders beaten in HK over scam claim

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2019February 18, 2020

Con man ‘dupes 2,000 migrant workers’

by Asia Times staff April 26, 2019February 18, 2020

As crypto prices plummeted over the course of 2018 the level of difficulty in minting new digital coins remained high even as profitability dropped. Photo: iStock

World

The Asian Week in blockchain

by Luke Thompson April 12, 2019February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam

Malaysian woman conned out of life savings

by Asia Times staff March 25, 2019February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, United Arab Emirates

Filipina accused of business swindle in Dubai

by Asia Times staff March 21, 2019February 18, 2020

Macau. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, China, Macau, Nepal, South Asia, Vietnam

Fake employment agency busted in Macau

by Asia Times staff March 1, 2019February 18, 2020

A debt crisis in Punjab has trapped thousands of farming families for generations. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

India, South Asia

Is India’s farming sector a victim of scams?

by Ujjawal Krishnam February 19, 2019February 18, 2020

Beijing, China. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Philippines

Filipino tourists conned into buying fake jewelry in China

by Asia Times staff January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

Prime Minister Imran Khan's government has been accused of wanting to devastate his rivals running Sindh state. Photo: AFP / Muhammad Reza / Anadolu

Pakistan, South Asia

Graft probe targeting govt rivals ‘aims to eliminate opposition’

by F.M. Shakil January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

A group of Filipinos in Laos lure tourists to play blackjack with them and scam them out of their money. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, Laos, Middle East, Oceania, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

Filipinos, tourists warned against card sharks in Laos

by Asia Times staff November 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Mong Kok, Kowloon. Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong, Middle East

Woman allegedly lures men out for dinner to get commission

by Asia Times staff October 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, World

Filipino-Canadian posed as celebrity talent booker

by Asia Times staff September 21, 2018February 18, 2020

A Filipino migrant worker was allegedly conned into buying an apartment at Royal Palm Villa in Las Piñas City, Philippines. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Woman nabbed for allegedly scamming worker into buying condo

by Asia Times staff September 5, 2018February 18, 2020

The MPIC building that serves as the headquarters of the Malaysian Immigration Department. Photo by Wikipedia.

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, South Asia

Fake rehiring syndicate caught by Malaysian authorities

by Asia Times staff August 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

China, Hong Kong

Man accused of cheating ten people out of HK$25 million

by Asia Times staff August 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Bitcoin mining machines in China Photo: www.zk71.com

Uncategorized

Investors file police report claiming Bitcoin machine fraud

by Asia Times staff July 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Police seized a large number of documents as evidence. Photo: RTHK

China, Hong Kong

26 arrested over alleged WeChat investment scams

by Asia Times staff July 12, 2018February 18, 2020

La Cite Noble, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia

Woman loses US$1.27 million in online scam

by Jeff Pao July 9, 2018February 18, 2020

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