A Malaysian civil servant in Sibu, Sarawak, has lost RM190,000 (about US$40,000) after wiring 25 payments to a ...

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In a major crackdown on cybercrime in India, Jammu and Kashmir Police have seized over 7,000 bank accounts and detained more than 50 people for their involvement in an alleged mule account scam. The ...

More than 130,000 mule bank accounts were deactivated and more than 800 people arrested in the first three months of this year as authorities intensify a crackdown on online fraud and money laundering ...

Over 135,000 mule bank accounts were suspended and 869 suspects arrested in Thailand in Q1 as part of a nationwide crackdown on online scams.

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Banks have asked for the power to freeze bank accounts being used for cyber frauds without waiting for court or police ...

Banks are seeking authority to freeze mule accounts used in cyber fraud. Currently limited by the Prevention of Money ...

Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF), and The Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) jointly announced a series of measures ...

A recent crackdown in Jammu and Kashmir led cyber police to uncover thousands of fraudulent bank accounts known as mule accounts. In 2025, during a press conference, officials identified 7,200 such ...

Police also warned that anyone involved in money laundering, such as through mule accounts, faced up to 14 years in prison and a maximum fine of HK$5 million. The force cited a case in Kowloon ...

That transfer was done on Mar 26. The finance director did not know that the account the money was transferred to was a money mule account under the control of the scammers, added the police.