Ugandan Mobile Money Services Suspended Following Major Fraud
Stanbic Bank Uganda, MTN Uganda and Airtel Uganda said they faced “unprecedented technical challenges”.
Singapore Tackles Scams By Displaying ‘+’ Symbol for International Calls
Authorities are taking action following a 50% rise in phone impersonation frauds.
Philippines Promises to Find Chinese Illegal Immigrant Telecoms Fraudsters
Philippine internet gaming firms that target Chinese players have been blamed for illegal immigration and phone frauds.
Vigilante Hacker Spies on Scam Call Center Using Their Own CCTV and Call Recording Systems
Fraudsters in Gurgaon, India, were raided by police after British hacker Jim Browning published recordings of their crimes.
Why We Need the Opposite of Fraud Awareness Week
Public awareness of fraud is what you seek if you are not able or willing to take more effective forms of action.
Kroll Report Says TMT Firms More Likely to Experience Significant Fraud by External Parties
The survey also found that technology, media and telecoms (TMT) businesses suffered less internal fraud.
Study Blames Low Pay for Mobile Money Fraud in Ghana
It was also reported that some Ghanian mobile money operators have a lax control environment from top to bottom.
5 Years in Prison for Telco CEO Who Faked Contracts
The boss of an Alaskan carrier forged signatures to make it seem like she had secured valuable wholesale contracts. Previously she worked in risk management.
China Keeps Extraditing Telecoms Fraudsters
The People’s Republic of China extradited scammers from Bangladesh, Cambodia and the Philippines during 2018. Tensions with Taiwan stopped them from extraditing more.
Dominican Pleads Guilty to Telecoms Fraud After Extradition to US
Braulio De la Cruz Vasquez systematically used cloned phones to connect Floridians with expensive Caribbean destinations.