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Facing a daily surge in online fraud, Nepal is preparing a joint Anti-Scam Centre that will link the police, central bank, banks and payment providers to freeze stolen funds and speed victim relief. Officials say legal and technical hurdles remain, but policymakers are pushing an operational hub and 24 hour bank contacts ahead of major festivals.
Nepal Police arrested several people on October 7, 2026 in two separate fraud investigations that target Nepalis seeking work abroad. Authorities say the Central Investigation Bureau and Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office detained suspects accused of promising jobs in Israel and South Korea, with preliminary complaints alleging tens of millions of rupees were taken.
At a national forum convened by Nepal Police, senior officials and private sector technologists agreed that real time information sharing between law enforcement, banks, payment providers and telecoms is essential to stop fast moving online fraud schemes that are shifting across borders.