(Bandar Seri Begawan, 23rd) The Royal Brunei Police Force, in collaboration with nine law enforcement agencies from Canada, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Macau SAR, Malaysia, Maldives, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand, has launched a two-month-long international anti-fraud operation known as 'FRONTIER+ III'.
This operation was conducted from March 10 to May 7, 2026, focusing on combating various types of scams such as e-commerce fraud, recruitment scams, investment fraud, impersonation of government officials, and social media impersonation.
According to data released by the police, the joint operation resulted in the arrest of 3,018 suspects and investigations into 7,553 individuals involved in over 138,000 fraud cases, with estimated losses amounting to USD 752 million.
During the operation, authorities froze approximately 102,000 bank accounts and seized over USD 161 million in illegal funds.
In Brunei, the Royal Police investigated 193 fraud cases, involving losses of about BND 1.85 million, and arrested 14 suspects.
Police pointed out that the most common types of local scams include impersonation of government officials, e-commerce scams, social media impersonation, and loan scams.
It is understood that 'FRONTIER+' is a cross-border anti-fraud cooperation platform composed of 14 law enforcement agencies, aimed at assisting countries' law enforcement units in more efficiently combating international fraud syndicates.
Representatives of the Royal Brunei Police also attended the closing meeting and media briefing of the operation, held in Maldives from May 18 to 20, 2026, where they presented related results.
The police remind the public to remain vigilant during financial transactions, especially when strangers request transfers. Any suspicious scam information can be reported to the Brunei Anti-Fraud Hotline at 16993.
According to data released by the police, the joint operation resulted in the arrest of 3,018 suspects and investigations into 7,553 individuals involved in over 138,000 fraud cases, with estimated losses amounting to USD 752 million.
During the operation, authorities froze approximately 102,000 bank accounts and seized over USD 161 million in illegal funds.
In Brunei, the Royal Police investigated 193 fraud cases, involving losses of about BND 1.85 million, and arrested 14 suspects.
Police pointed out that the most common types of local scams include impersonation of government officials, e-commerce scams, social media impersonation, and loan scams.
It is understood that 'FRONTIER+' is a cross-border anti-fraud cooperation platform composed of 14 law enforcement agencies, aimed at assisting countries' law enforcement units in more efficiently combating international fraud syndicates.
Representatives of the Royal Brunei Police also attended the closing meeting and media briefing of the operation, held in Maldives from May 18 to 20, 2026, where they presented related results.
The police remind the public to remain vigilant during financial transactions, especially when strangers request transfers. Any suspicious scam information can be reported to the Brunei Anti-Fraud Hotline at 16993.