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Law Closes in on South African Cyberscammer

Singapore seizes fleeing Thaksin buddy’s assets

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John Berthelsen
Mar 10, 2026
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Singapore has taken a major step in helping to dismantle the alleged multi-billion dollar criminal empire put together by Benjamin Mauerberger, a 47-year-old South African who parlayed his connections to top Cambodian and Thai officials to amass a fortune from cyber scams, according to a statement by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on March 9.

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