O Amazonas registrou 2.151 casos de estelionato entre janeiro e abril deste ano, com média de 17 ocorrências diárias. Golpes como o do Pix, falso parente e falsa central bancária são os mais comuns. Um influenciador foi preso por usar perfis falsos de celebridades.
Police have arrested a man suspected of selling banking information online and laundering money. The raid, part of a wider operation involving the Cyber Defence Alliance and international police forces, highlights the prevalence of romance fraud, which has devastated victims like Kirsty Guest.
Myanmar's military government has proposed the Anti-Online Fraud Bill, introducing severe penalties including life imprisonment and the death penalty for digital currency and online fraud. The law targets scam centers and comes amid international efforts to combat such operations.
Thailand is reducing its visa-free stay from 60 to 30 days to combat online fraud and transnational crime, Deputy PM Sihasak Phuangketkeow announced. The change affects visitors from over 90 countries including Russia, which is Thailand's largest European tourist market with approximately 1.9 million visitors in 2025.
MADRID: The Middle East conflict will have “immediate repercussions” for European Union security with an increased threat of terrorism, serious and organized crime as well as violent extremism and cyberattacks, European police body Europol told Spanish news agency EFE on Thursday. Europol spokesman Jan Op Gen Oorth said he expected to see more cyberattacks against European infrastructure and an increase in online fraud using increasingly sophisticated Artificial Intelligence and exploiting the flurry of information swirling about the conflict online, EFE reported.
