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A 29-year-old p-hailing driver in Batu Pahat faces 14 charges for permitting his company account to be exploited by fake investment operators who defrauded two individuals of approximately RM590,000 in total losses.
The son of a Philippine town mayor has been placed on the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list for his alleged role in a US$650 million investment scheme that defrauded approximately 2,000 investors across the United States between 2018 and 2022.
Singapore authorities have arrested a 49-year-old woman for actively promoting the Fun Coffee investment scheme, which lures participants with unrealistic returns and cryptocurrency transfers. Similar operations across Asia have defrauded hundreds.
A Shenzhen-based investor spent 13 million yuan over nine years tracking his fraudulent ex-wife to Los Angeles, resulting in her 65-year prison sentence in California for multiple crimes including fraud and human trafficking.