WIRE โ BANGKOK, Thailand: Scam gangs cheated people across the Asia-Pacific region out of at least US$88 billion in 2025, a United Nations office said on July 21. It added that these cross-border crime groups are quickly changing their methods to stay ahead of law enforcement. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a new report that criminals in Southeast Asia,
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