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Woman loses RM1.15m after falling for love scam syndicate in Kuantan

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Events of this story

How the story spread

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Asia and Oceania Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia Europe Middle East Russia Ukraine

Who wrote first

  1. Russia Parlamentskaya gazeta
  2. Asia and Oceania Malay Mail
  3. Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia BelTA (Belarus)
  4. Middle East Gulf News
  5. Europe Cyprus Mail
  6. Ukraine Zerkalo nedeli

How it is reported

Russia more than usual

Parlamentskaya gazeta original
Central Bank reported how scammers involve children in their schemes
TASS original
In Russia, 15,500 bank customers recovered stolen money from fraudsters
Kommersant original
Central Bank: 15,500 Russians recovered stolen money through banks / Banks helped return 650 million rubles to scam victims in Russia
Vedomosti original
Russians managed to recover 650 million rubles stolen by fraudsters
Kommersant original
In eight months, banks returned 650 million rubles of stolen funds to clients
CNews original
Every other scam call in Khabarovsk Krai is from a fake telecom operator employee
CNews original
Every eighth fraudulent call in Kaliningrad region was made in the name of social services
RIA Novosti original
A resident of Kirov gave more than ten million rubles to a fraudster
Rossiyskaya Gazeta original
Kirov resident gave more than 10 million rubles to fraudsters
CNews original
In summer, phone scammers in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug most often called on behalf of social services

Ukraine

Zerkalo nedeli original
Simulated media and government agencies: the SBU warned about the active creation of enemy sites-doubles

Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia more than usual

BelTA (Belarus) original
The police received more than 200 reports of calls scammers
BelTA (Belarus) original
“The consequences won't keep you waiting.” The Ministry of Internal Affairs on responsibility for hype and fakes in social networks
Zerkalo (Belarus) original
The interior Ministry called the social network Threads a security threat and told where to complain instead
BelTA (Belarus) original
Three couriers of fraudsters were detained by operatives for 24 hours
BelTA (Belarus) original
Minchanka took out a loan and transferred all family savings to telephone scammers
Zerkalo (Belarus) original
The security forces detained five people in the case of assistance to fraudulent call centers. Among them are three teenagers
BelTA (Belarus) original
A resident of the Molodechnensky district wanted to increase savings and transferred money to fraudsters
BelTA (Belarus) original
Miracle goods, cheap confiscate. About traps in social networks warned law enforcement
BelTA (Belarus) original
Brestchanin gave the courier of fraudsters a large amount of currency after a conversation with a false investigator

Europe

Cyprus Mail
Scammers sending messages posing as Gesy

Asia and Oceania

Malay Mail
Terengganu police: Woman duped into paying RM80,000 in online “wang ghaib” scam
Malay Mail
Woman loses RM1.15m after falling for love scam syndicate in Kuantan

Middle East

Gulf News
Global Village Season 31 VIP Packs: Buyers warned about fake websites
The National (UAE)
Dubai Global Village warns residents of fake websites selling VIP packs

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