Hong Kong Police, in collaboration with law enforcement from nine countries including Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand, have executed a major operation against cross-border fraud and money laundering. Between March 10 and May 7, the crackdown led to 3,018 arrests linked to 138,000 fraud cases, with total losses amounting to approximately $752 million USD. Authorities froze 102,000 bank accounts and intercepted around $161 million USD in fraudulent funds.
In Hong Kong alone, 870 individuals were arrested, and approximately HK$539 million was intercepted. A significant case involved a Singaporean company defrauded of $360 million USD, with part of the funds converted into stablecoins. Authorities successfully froze $200 million USD of these assets.
Hong Kong and Nine Nations Crack Down on Cross-Border Fraud, Freeze 102,000 Accounts
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