*Names have been changed SINGAPORE and PHNOM PENH: For some of the people hunched over computers and typing furiously, sweet-talking strangers thousands of miles away, what impels them is the threat of torture — beatings, starvation, even electrocution. For others, it is the prospect of promotion, cash bonuses, or even the…
I was with two friends, Christine and Beverly, recently when Christine received a notification on Facebook from a guy who claimed that he knew Beverly. But Beverly didn’t know the guy, and we concluded that Christine was being tricked by someone using a fake persona. The incident got us talking…
SINGAPORE: A 68-year-old man will be charged in court on Friday (Jun 10) after he allegedly cheated three local banks into opening accounts in his name, on the belief that the accounts would be used by him. The man then went on to enable criminals to use these accounts to…
I was with two friends, Christine and Beverly, recently when Christine received a notification on Facebook from a guy who claimed that he knew Beverly. But Beverly didn’t know the guy, and we concluded that Christine was being tricked by someone using a fake persona. The incident got us talking…
