The mule worked in an office building in a Cambodian border town, scanning his face to enable large transfers.

A 7-month investigation also led to arrests in Hong Kong and the closure of a scam call center in Taiwan.

Commonwealth Bank will automatically relay phone numbers and URLs used by scammers so comms providers can take immediate action.

Belgium follows ECC Recommendation 23(03) by giving telcos 3 months to stop calls spoofing Belgian landlines and 6 months for calls spoofing mobiles.

A ship which can repair cables could also potentially install surveillance devices.

Restricting the sale of IMSI-catchers and simboxes should be as important as detecting when and where they are used.

Around 1,200 calls were traced by the US authorities during the final quarter of 2023, per the most recent 'transparency' report.

The Chief ICT Officer of Bomet County has 52 acres for new facilities where school drop-outs will learn about IT and e-commerce instead of being recruited to cybercrime.

This method of scamming the public will inevitably spread worldwide. Calling it 'the first of its kind' is a poor excuse for nations that chose to remain unprepared.

The Lithuanian and Latvian telcos of Bitė Group will also block calls presenting any domestic number which has not been assigned to an operator.

Subtle changes in the narrative from CEO Nisha Dutt suggests a strategy dependent on telco RAFM sales without openly admitting it.

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