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Thailand, Attacking Cambodia, Says Its Target Is the Scam Industry

New York Times 24 Dec 2025
Thai warplanes have bombed compounds where people are forced to defraud others online. Rights activists say trafficking victims’ lives are at risk ... .
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The Scam Industry in the Global Economy

Capital Ethiopia 21 Dec 2025
In the popular imagination, scams are petty crimes, Nigerian-prince emails, fake lottery texts, a gullible few falling for improbable promises ... The scam industry thrives in the shadows of our interconnected world.
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Crypto balances skyrocketed, but cashing out was impossible. Inside the scam the FBI is fighting

WPTV 18 Dec 2025
And when I first saw the email, I thought it was a scam,” she said ... So this is an initiative that the FBI started in January of 2024 where we proactively identify victims who are in the midst of being scammed,” Custer said.
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How the Scamming of a Pro-Putin Pop Star Rattled Russia's Housing Market

Moscow Times 18 Dec 2025
Dolina discovered the scam and publicly announced in August 2024 that she had been the victim of fraud ... In its final say on the situation, the Court said that Dolina’s actions can be attributed ...
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Beware five-star reviews: the scam write-ups that seek to trap online shoppers

The Guardian 14 Dec 2025
Over-the-top praise for an item should ring alarm bells, with fake feedback generated by AI, bots and ...
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‘When you’re desperate, you fall for things easily’: the scam job ads on TikTok taking ...

The Guardian 08 Dec 2025
Guardian investigation finds fake agencies using the social media platform to dupe Kenyans into paying for ...
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‘When you’re desperate, you fall for things easily’: the scam job ads on TikTok taking people’s money

The Observer 08 Dec 2025
And its supposed partnership with Undutchables is nonexistent, the agency’s general manager, Nick van der Dussen, confirmed, calling WorldPath’s recruitment effort a “scam” ... As the months dragged on, Lilian realised she had been duped.
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These are the scams to watch out for this holiday season

Azcentral 07 Dec 2025
Have you been the victim of a con artist scam? ... What are some of the red flags? ... While fake shipping notices and phony giveaways aren’t new, the way scams are being delivered has evolved in ways that are catching even careful consumers off guard.
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The scam epidemic taking hold among Britain’s desperate job hunters

AOL 04 Dec 2025
Similar to the spread of vaccine scams during the pandemic, criminal organisations’ decision to ramp them up in the current climate is a calculated move, says Giles Mason, of fraud campaign group Take Five.
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Age of the ‘scam state’: how an illicit, multi-billion dollar industry has taken root in ...

The Guardian 02 Dec 2025
Like the narco-state, a ‘scam state’ refers to countries where an illicit industry has dug its tentacles deep into institutions and transformed the economy.
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The age of the ‘scam state’: how an illicit, multi-billion dollar industry has taken root ...

AOL 02 Dec 2025
Away from the junta’s cameras, scam centres like KK park have continued to thrive ... In the past five years scamming, says Sims, has mutated from “small online fraud rings into an industrial-scale political economy”.
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Age of the ‘scam state’: how an illicit, multibillion-dollar industry has taken root in south-east Asia

The Observer 02 Dec 2025
Away from the junta’s cameras, scam centres like KK park have continued to thrive ... In the past five years scamming, says Sims, has mutated from “small online fraud rings into an industrial-scale political economy”.
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Black Friday fakes: The scam sites ripping off shoppers by 'cybersquatting' prestigious London addresses

London Evening Standard 28 Nov 2025
Central London tenants bombarded with unwanted parcels, angry letters and aggrieved consumers knocking at their door after sites selling fake designer goods used their addresses as a front ... .
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US Won't Win The Scam War Unless Myanmar's Junta Is Broken

MENA FN 20 Nov 2025
(MENAFN - Asia Times) Southeast Asia–based scam operations have become a global menace. According to the US Department of the Treasury, online scam syndicates have cost American victims $16.6 ... .
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US won’t win the scam war unless Myanmar’s junta is broken

Asiatimes 20 Nov 2025
Congressman Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) recently introduced the Dismantle Foreign Scam Syndicates Act, while Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) proposed the STOP Scammers Act ... the scam centers once and for all.

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