Hong Kong police have arrested eight people on suspicion of running a scam ring that bypassed online security checks to open bank accounts by replacing photos on stolen identity cards with deepfakes incorporating fraudsters’ facial features. Senior Superintendent Philip Lui Che-ho of the force’s financial intelligence and investigation bureau said on Saturday the raid was…
Hong Kong police have arrested eight people on suspicion of running a scam ring that bypassed online security checks to open bank accounts by replacing photos on stolen identity cards with deepfakes incorporating fraudsters’ facial features. Senior Superintendent Philip Lui Che-ho of the force’s financial intelligence and investigation bureau said the raid was part of…
The United States Courthouse in Gualo Rai, Saipan. Photo by Bryan Manabat THE District Court for the NMI has granted in part and denied in part Marianas Consultancy Services and Alfred Yu’s motion to dismiss the U.S. government’s verified complaint for forfeiture regarding funds seized from two Bank of Saipan accounts in 2019. In her…
Hong Kong Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu Chak-yee has said he expects the city’s law and order to continue to improve and become more stable as he looked back over his 36 years in the force before his term ends next month. Speaking at a passing-out parade at the Hong Kong Police College in Wong…
A Hong Kong retiree has been swindled out of more than HK$11 million (US$1.4 million) by fraudsters posing as police officers and technical support staff in the city’s biggest cyber scam case. In a post on its CyberDefender Facebook page, the force said the case came to light after the woman, 60, sought help from…
A man who oversaw a scheme to launder millions of dollars of narcotics money from the U.S. to drug organizations was sentenced to seven years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Daniel Shaun Zilke, who went by the nickname “the Englishman,” was also fined $50,000 and ordered to pay $150,000 in…
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation has accused the owners of now-closed fitness chain Physical of owing it nearly HK$2.8 million (US$360,000) in rent and management fees, with some outstanding charges dating back to last December. The rail giant, which also operates shopping centres, is seeking to recover more than HK$320,000 from Physical and its two directors,…
For the first time since March 2020, the is expected to lower the this week — and there . Rate cuts can be cause for celebration, particularly if you’re planning to buy a home or pay off debt. But you can also expect to earn less interest on bank deposits and some investments. In other…