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The Standard
04-07-2025
- Business
- The Standard
Hong Kong, Canadian police team up to foil $13m email scam
Hong Kong police, in a joint operation with Canadian authorities, successfully intercepted and recovered HK$13.29 million (CAD$2.3 million) in a cross-border business email scam. (File)
South China Morning Post
27-06-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong, Macau police smash cross-border syndicate behind 168 scam cases
Hong Kong and Macau police have cracked down on a cross-border phone scam syndicate that defrauded victims of HK$22 million (US$2.8 million) across 168 cases. The operation resulted in the arrests of three men and four women in Macau, aged between 27 and 48, who were suspected to be involved in about 160 telephone scams, involving fake customer service and investment fraud. The arrests were part of a larger cross-border anti-scam operation conducted by Macau and Hong Kong police between May 8 and June 24. The scams targeted residents of both places. Hong Kong police's commercial crime bureau had also discovered five flats used for scam activities and seized 40 GOIP devices, 24 mobile phones and about 5,000 telephone cards. GOIP devices are a type of telecoms equipment that can disguise overseas telephone calls as local numbers. 'Investigations revealed that the criminals first transported GOIP devices from Hong Kong to Macau, and then installed them in local residential units by key members to carry out telephone fraud,' the force said.
South China Morning Post
15-06-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong, Singaporean police team up to smash cross-border scam syndicate
Hong Kong and Singaporean police have teamed up to smash a cross-border syndicate suspected of spending about HK$18 million (US$2.3 million) to buy prepaid SIM cards for running phone scams. Over in Hong Kong, a police raid on seven offices led to the arrest of four local men, aged 23 to 48, with officers also seizing various telecommunications equipment, including routers, mobile phones, computers and modem pool devices. Their Singaporean counterparts, meanwhile, arrested four Malaysian nationals suspected of being core members of the syndicate and seized 75 modem-pool devices. Senior Superintendent Hung Hiu-wai of Hong Kong police's financial intelligence and investigation bureau said: 'A common trend is that the scam syndicates will set up bases in different jurisdictions to make it more difficult for local police to trace them. 'One base could be responsible for buying SIM cards, while another will be responsible for making calls, and a third base could be responsible for recruiting 'money mules'.' A money mule refers to someone who lends or sells their bank accounts to scammers to help transfer or process criminal proceeds from their activities.
Malay Mail
21-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Kelantan police intercept Toyota Vellfire used to smuggle 15 undocumented migrants in Jeli
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — Police have thwarted a human smuggling attempt in Kelantan after intercepting a suspicious Toyota Vellfire in Jeli on May 18. The operation was led by the Jeli District Police Headquarters (IPD) with support from the Kelantan police contingent. Acting on intelligence, officers monitored the vehicle before stopping it for inspection. The white Vellfire was found to be carrying 15 undocumented foreign nationals without valid identification. Police also arrested two Malaysian individuals suspected of facilitating the smuggling attempt. All detainees, including the migrants and the suspected smugglers, were taken to IPD Jeli for further investigation. Authorities also seized the vehicle, which is believed to have been used for transporting the migrants across state or national borders. The case is being investigated under Malaysia's anti-human trafficking and immigration laws. Police said the operation is part of ongoing efforts to combat cross-border crimes in the region.
