Global Expansion of Cyberscam Syndicates Raises Alarms, UN Warns

Asian scam center crime gangs expanding worldwide: UN

BANGKOK: Asian crime networks running multi-billion-dollar cyber scam centers are expanding their operations across the world as they seek new victims and new ways to launder money, the UN said on Monday. Chinese and Southeast Asian gangs are raking in tens of billions of dollars a year targeting victims through investment, cryptocurrency, romance and other scams

UN warns of massive cyberscams spreading across the world

Crime syndicates have made billions scamming victims in Asia and are now expanding their operations to Africa, Europe, South America and further, according to a UN report.

UN researchers warn Asian scam operations spreading across globe

Transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative scam operations across the globe

UN warns Asian online scam operations are spreading across the world

New online markets, money laundering networks, stolen data products, malware, artificial intelligence and deepfake technologies are laying the ground for the rise of crime as a service, the UN report says.

Gangs behind billion-pound cyber scam industry expanding as they try to dodge government crackdowns - new UN report

South East Asian crime syndicates behind a multibillion-pound cyber scam industry are expanding targets and growing their business, a UN agency warned, adding that countries were reaching an "inflection point" to tackle the issue.

Billion-dollar cyberscam industry spreading globally, UN says

Asian crime syndicates behind the multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry are expanding globally including to South America and Africa, as raids in Southeast Asia fail to contain their activities, the United Nations said in a report on Monday.