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State rep: Stop crypto crooks from scamming Kansas families, seniors | Opinion

The Wichita Eagle 23 Jan 2026
Rep. Nick Hoheisel says the Legislature is trying to make it harder for scammers to operate and easier for victims to recover lost money ... .
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Scams losses on the rise

The Star 23 Jan 2026
ONLINE and financial scams inflicted losses of RM2.77bil last year, the highest in three years, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Read full story ... .
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Crims hit the easy button for Scattered-Spider style helpdesk scams

The Register 23 Jan 2026
Teach a crook to phish. Criminals can more easily pull off social engineering scams and other forms of identity fraud thanks to custom voice-phishing kits being sold on dark web forums and messaging platforms ... .
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Professor loses lakhs in stock trading scam

The Times of India 23 Jan 2026
A private university professor in Kokta, Bilkhiria, was allegedly defrauded of several lakh rupees in a cybercrime scam involving a fake stock market investment scheme promoted on ...
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Cambodia will send 73 online scam suspects to South Korea

Newsday 23 Jan 2026
The 73 South Korean suspects allegedly scammed fellow Koreans out of 48.6 billion won ($33 million), according to a South Korean government statement ... Public outrage over scam centers in Southeast Asia ...
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Better Business Bureau: FTC fights impersonation scams

Leaf Chronicle 23 Jan 2026
Year after year, impersonation scams are the top fraud reported to the FTC ... Most scams aren’t reported, so the actual numbers of victims and dollar losses are much higher. I’ve written about many kinds of impersonation scams.
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RM2.77bil lost to financial scams last year, highest in three years, says Home Ministry

The Star 22 Jan 2026
KUALA LUMPUR. Some RM2.77bil was lost through financial scams last year, the highest figure over the past three years, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Read full story ... .
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