Crime Confidential

On the trail of counterfeit puppet-masters, we uncover a series of criminal cases focused on everything from counterfeit merchandise to brand name clothing and accessories. But there is a much more sinister problem of counterfeiting that can damage entire economies: we crack into a crime ring responsible for producing high-quality US counterfeit banknotes in the Philippines

In an ordinary hotel in Kuala Lumpur, seedy and amoral blackmail has taken on an organised dimension. Known as the "honeypot scam," criminals use tiny and well-disguised cameras placed at strategic locations in hotel rooms to blackmail both men and women. A local syndicate is believed to be involved in the activity by hiring attractive men and women to lure the victims to bed..

When a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is. In one of the biggest white collar crimes that Singapore's Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) had to handle, 29-year-old businessman Lam Chen Fong was found guilty of cheating 1,153 migrant workers from China of S$8.8m. By offering an irresistible exchange rate, Lam's Money Changer business, lured migrant workers to transfer large sums...

ong before the Madoff Scandal and the rise of the Ponzi scheme on the world stage, Chit funds held the public's attention, particularly in India and Singapore. A Chit Fund is an informal or primitive system of micro financing, such schemes are historically practiced in rural societies. Acting as both a loans and deposits scheme, members of a Chit fund put their savings into a common pool, within p

45-year-old Levi Dulay is insured for P1.8 million dollars. The large sum of money is enough reason for him to carry out an elaborate body swap to fake his own death in dramatic fashion. On 16 January 2011, Police found a burning Mitsubishi Adventure belonging to Levi Dulay, along a highway in Caloocan City. Inside was a dead body burnt beyond recognition along with identification documents of L

Between legitimate sales transactions on the popular and trusted e-commerce site alibaba.com, lies a cunning group of conmen who duped online buyers out of more than US$6 million.

Even as the war seeks its winner, the belligerents throw dozens of tanks into the battles to gain the advantage and win the victory.

To respond to the threat, the American Allies adapted by manufacturing new generation armoured vehicles: Hellcat, Wolverine, Patton, Pershing.

Since 1930s the Europeans designed gigantic tanks capable of crushing everything in their path.