A 35-year-old Filipino national, De Villar Rizalyn Panganiban, is on trial in Singapore for allegedly belonging to a criminal group involved in impersonation scams that defrauded victims of over S$40 million. She faces charges related to organized crime and conspiracy to cheat.
Google's Phone app will soon flag calls where scammers use AI to impersonate contacts, a growing threat that cost Americans $893 million in 2025. The feature, built on RCS, requires both parties to use Phone by Google.
At least nine overseas students studying in the UK, Australia and other countries have been scammed out of up to HK$1.5 million each by fraudsters posing as Shanghai public security bureau and Hong Kong ICAC officers. Victims were accused of money laundering and lured to Hong Kong to purchase gold pellets for bogus investigations.
