The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has issued a report calling on countries in South East Asia to criminalize the unlicensed operation of money services businesses or virtual asset service providers (VASPs). The report notes that some VASPs, including those linked to known criminals, are facilitating transactions for fraudulent organizations and high-risk gambling websites. UNODC warns that scammers are diversifying their modus operandi and using emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. The investigation found that scams have expanded to include identity impersonation, false recruitment, asset recovery scams and targeted approval phishing. In addition, fraud gangs are accelerating the use of artificial intelligence and deepfake technologies to optimize their criminal operations.