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International scam networks are impersonating the US Internal Revenue Service to deceive cryptocurrency holders into surrendering digital assets and personal information, using professionally crafted fake documents and websites.
Singapore's police force and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation have formalized their partnership against cybercrime, digital fraud and money laundering, building on recent joint successes in dismantling transnational cryptocurrency schemes.
Malaysia's online fraud losses have nearly doubled, jumping from RM1.57 billion in 2024 to RM2.97 billion in 2025, with investment scams and telecom fraud accounting for the majority of losses.
Singapore police have arrested three Malaysian nationals within six hours of their arrival, on suspicion of acting as operatives for an organised scam ring instructed to collect victim funds and gold bars.