‘I broke completely’: how jobseekers from Africa are being tricked into slavery in Asia’s cyberscam compounds
‘I broke completely’: how jobseekers from Africa are being tricked into slavery in Asia’s cyberscam compounds
A growing number of Kenyans, Ugandans and Ethiopians are being trafficked to Myanmar, where missing online scam targets leads to beatings and torture
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September 9, 2025 at 7:23 AM
‘I broke completely’: how jobseekers from Africa are being tricked into slavery in Asia’s cyberscam compounds
Trafficked, beaten and raped: raids reveal scale of abuse of women in Asia’s cyberscam centres
Trafficked, beaten and raped: raids reveal scale of abuse of women in Asia’s cyberscam centres
As tens of thousands are freed, female survivors are increasingly reporting gender-based violence in the compounds, previously thought to hold mainly men
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June 29, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Trafficked, beaten and raped: raids reveal scale of abuse of women in Asia’s cyberscam centres
Asian crime syndicates behind the multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry are expanding globally including to South America and Africa, as raids in Southeast Asia fail to contain their activities, the United Nations said in a report reut.rs/4jMDRSh
'Cancer' of billion-dollar cyberscam industry spreading globally - UN
Asian crime syndicates behind the multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry are expanding globally including to South America and Africa, as raids in Southeast Asia fail to contain their activities, the United Nations said in a report on Monday.
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April 21, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Asian crime syndicates behind the multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry are expanding globally including to South America and Africa, as raids in Southeast Asia fail to contain their activities, the United Nations said in a report reut.rs/4jMDRSh
Destitute survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms an ‘international crisis’
Destitute survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms an ‘international crisis’
Not enough support for freed victims, say aid agencies, with growing numbers sleeping on the streets, unable to travel home without passports or money
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February 24, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Destitute survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms an ‘international crisis’
'This is me, very pretty': inside a Cambodian cyberscam site.
Police tour of a newly busted cyberscam operation in Cambodia reveals how fraudsters ensnare foreign victims online
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Police tour of a newly busted cyberscam operation in Cambodia reveals how fraudsters ensnare foreign victims online
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March 12, 2026 at 4:53 AM
'This is me, very pretty': inside a Cambodian cyberscam site.
Police tour of a newly busted cyberscam operation in Cambodia reveals how fraudsters ensnare foreign victims online
u.afp.com/SLwU
Police tour of a newly busted cyberscam operation in Cambodia reveals how fraudsters ensnare foreign victims online
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Myanmar’s military leadership, under growing international pressure, vowed to wipe out the industrial-scale cyberscam centers that have taken root in the country.
https://to.pbs.org/4pCFXY2
https://to.pbs.org/4pCFXY2
Myanmar has declared a 'zero tolerance' policy for cyberscams, but the fraud goes on
Myanmar’s military leadership has vowed to crack down on cyberscam centers, starting with the notorious KK Park. They raided and bombed the compound, but questions remain about the long-term impact.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Myanmar’s military leadership, under growing international pressure, vowed to wipe out the industrial-scale cyberscam centers that have taken root in the country.
https://to.pbs.org/4pCFXY2
https://to.pbs.org/4pCFXY2
Facing international pressure, Myanmar's military leadership vowed to wipe out the country's industrial-scale cyberscam centers. After a high-profile raid at one center, it remains to be seen how serious the government is about addressing the problem.
Myanmar declares a 'zero tolerance' policy for cyberscams. But the fraud goes on
Myanmar’s military leadership has vowed to crack down on cyberscam centers, starting with the notorious KK Park.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Facing international pressure, Myanmar's military leadership vowed to wipe out the country's industrial-scale cyberscam centers. After a high-profile raid at one center, it remains to be seen how serious the government is about addressing the problem.
Myanmar's junta says it raided a notorious cyberscam centre and seized Starlink satellite internet devices.
The move comes after an AFP investigation revealed an explosion in the use of Starlink devices in the multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry
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The move comes after an AFP investigation revealed an explosion in the use of Starlink devices in the multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry
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October 20, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Myanmar's junta says it raided a notorious cyberscam centre and seized Starlink satellite internet devices.
The move comes after an AFP investigation revealed an explosion in the use of Starlink devices in the multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry
u.afp.com/SsQU
The move comes after an AFP investigation revealed an explosion in the use of Starlink devices in the multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry
u.afp.com/SsQU
Thailand seizes more than $300m in assets and issues 42 arrest warrants in cyberscam crackdown
Thailand seizes more than $300m in assets and issues 42 arrest warrants in cyberscam crackdown
Seizures and warrants involve Chinese-Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi, who heads US-sanctioned Prince Group, and Cambodians Kok An and Yim Leak
Thailand has seized assets worth more than $300m, including shares in a major regional energy company, and issued arrest warrants for 42 people in a high-profile push against regional scam networks, officials said on Wednesday.
Parts of south-east Asia, including the border areas between Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia, have become hubs for online fraud, with criminal networks earning billions from illegal compounds where trafficking victims are often forced to work. Continue reading...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Thailand seizes more than $300m in assets and issues 42 arrest warrants in cyberscam crackdown
Today, right now, innocent and desperate people are being imprisoned, enslaved, and beaten by gangs carrying out online scams.
Do you want your money to support this? Because when you donate to shady online campaigns, it very well might be.
Do you want your money to support this? Because when you donate to shady online campaigns, it very well might be.
‘I broke completely’: how jobseekers from Africa are being tricked into slavery in Asia’s cyberscam compounds
A growing number of Kenyans, Ugandans and Ethiopians are being trafficked to Myanmar, where missing online scam targets leads to beatings and torture
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Today, right now, innocent and desperate people are being imprisoned, enslaved, and beaten by gangs carrying out online scams.
Do you want your money to support this? Because when you donate to shady online campaigns, it very well might be.
Do you want your money to support this? Because when you donate to shady online campaigns, it very well might be.
“Charities and aid workers have called for urgent international government support for victims of south-east Asia’s deadly scam compounds, following a damning report by Amnesty International.”
Destitute survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms an ‘international crisis’
Not enough support for freed victims, say aid agencies, with growing numbers sleeping on the streets, unable to travel home without passports or money
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2026 at 3:08 PM
“Charities and aid workers have called for urgent international government support for victims of south-east Asia’s deadly scam compounds, following a damning report by Amnesty International.”
the mental health cyberscam industry must be declared a public enemy (hostis); in the meantime, i declare them my personal foes (inimicus)
May 13, 2026 at 11:07 PM
the mental health cyberscam industry must be declared a public enemy (hostis); in the meantime, i declare them my personal foes (inimicus)
🇲🇲 Myanmar's junta says it raided a notorious cyberscam centre and seized Starlink satellite internet devices.The move comes after an AFP investigation revealed the widespread use of Starlink devices in the cyberscam industry.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🇲🇲 Myanmar's junta says it raided a notorious cyberscam centre and seized Starlink satellite internet devices.The move comes after an AFP investigation revealed the widespread use of Starlink devices in the cyberscam industry.
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U.S. officials have announced a sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations as part of what U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro characterized Friday as a "new theater of war" launched by the Trump administration against Chinese transnational organized crime. https://to.pbs.org/3OOdpxs
U.S. launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senator
U.S. officials have announced a sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations as part of what U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro characterized Friday as a “new theater of war” launched by the Tr...
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April 24, 2026 at 6:59 PM
U.S. officials have announced a sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations as part of what U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro characterized Friday as a "new theater of war" launched by the Trump administration against Chinese transnational organized crime. https://to.pbs.org/3OOdpxs
You are potentially supporting brutal slavery-fueled online scam rings with this money. This is NOT a victimless crime.
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‘I broke completely’: how jobseekers from Africa are being tricked into slavery in Asia’s cyberscam compounds
A growing number of Kenyans, Ugandans and Ethiopians are being trafficked to Myanmar, where missing online scam targets leads to beatings and torture
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2026 at 2:39 PM
You are potentially supporting brutal slavery-fueled online scam rings with this money. This is NOT a victimless crime.
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Reporter Hannah Beechs gained rare access to one of Myanmar's notorious cyberscam centers to see how Chinese criminals have been targeting Americans from the middle of a war zone.
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Reporter Hannah Beechs gained rare access to one of Myanmar's notorious cyberscam centers to see how Chinese criminals have been targeting Americans from the middle of a war zone.
Cyberscam tycoons in China's crosshairs.
China is moving against the cyberscam tycoons making fortunes in Southeast Asia, driven by mounting public pressure and Beijing's desire to keep control of judicial processes, analysts say
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China is moving against the cyberscam tycoons making fortunes in Southeast Asia, driven by mounting public pressure and Beijing's desire to keep control of judicial processes, analysts say
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January 9, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Cyberscam tycoons in China's crosshairs.
China is moving against the cyberscam tycoons making fortunes in Southeast Asia, driven by mounting public pressure and Beijing's desire to keep control of judicial processes, analysts say
u.afp.com/SXgj
China is moving against the cyberscam tycoons making fortunes in Southeast Asia, driven by mounting public pressure and Beijing's desire to keep control of judicial processes, analysts say
u.afp.com/SXgj
The arrests came a month after 152 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, were detained for allegedly running a cyberscam operation in the island's northwest.
Sri Lanka arrests 37 Chinese at suspected scam center: Police
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May 3, 2026 at 10:23 AM
The arrests came a month after 152 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, were detained for allegedly running a cyberscam operation in the island's northwest.
Myanmar calls on countries to take back citizens held in crackdown on scam centers
Myanmar calls on countries to take back citizens held in crackdown on scam centers
The Asian country is notorious for hosting cyberscam operations that steal from people all over the world.
dlvr.it
December 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Myanmar calls on countries to take back citizens held in crackdown on scam centers
Myanmar's military government set out to destroy a notorious scam compound. New visual analysis suggests the crackdown may not be as deep or long-lasting as the government would like it to appear.
Myanmar declares a 'zero tolerance' policy for cyberscams. But the fraud goes on
Myanmar’s military leadership has vowed to crack down on cyberscam centers, starting with the notorious KK Park.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Myanmar's military government set out to destroy a notorious scam compound. New visual analysis suggests the crackdown may not be as deep or long-lasting as the government would like it to appear.
India is repatriating on Thursday the first batch of hundreds of its nationals who last month fled to Thailand from Myanmar, where most had been working at a notorious center for online scams.
Indians who fled a Myanmar cyberscam center are being flown home from Thailand
India is repatriating the first batch of hundreds of its nationals who last month fled to Thailand from Myanmar, where most had been working at a notorious center for online scams.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
India is repatriating on Thursday the first batch of hundreds of its nationals who last month fled to Thailand from Myanmar, where most had been working at a notorious center for online scams.
Exactly. It’s a foolish, selfish, dangerous tendency and I’m sick of accommodating it. And the potential downsides - like donating to scammers like this - are hideous.
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‘I broke completely’: how jobseekers from Africa are being tricked into slavery in Asia’s cyberscam compounds
A growing number of Kenyans, Ugandans and Ethiopians are being trafficked to Myanmar, where missing online scam targets leads to beatings and torture
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Exactly. It’s a foolish, selfish, dangerous tendency and I’m sick of accommodating it. And the potential downsides - like donating to scammers like this - are hideous.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Thai and Cambodian police raided a building in a border town and freed 215 foreigners from a cyberscam center.
Thai and Cambodian police free 215 foreigners in scam center raid
Hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked by criminal gangs and forced to work in scam centers and illegal online operations across Southeast Asia.
www.japantimes.co.jp
February 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Thai and Cambodian police raided a building in a border town and freed 215 foreigners from a cyberscam center.
Internal documents and sources detail how Cambodia's Huione Group supercharged the growth of Asia's cyberscam industry into a multi-billion dollar behemoth (Kai Schultz/Bloomberg)
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August 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Internal documents and sources detail how Cambodia's Huione Group supercharged the growth of Asia's cyberscam industry into a multi-billion dollar behemoth (Kai Schultz/Bloomberg)
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Five men from Kerala took up “sales jobs” in Thailand. Instead, they were trafficked to Cambodia & forced to scam SBI bank customers by impersonating RBI auditors & police officials.
Read @sighyush.bsky.social's report uncovering the terrifying nexus behind #cyberscam. scroll.in/article/1078...
Read @sighyush.bsky.social's report uncovering the terrifying nexus behind #cyberscam. scroll.in/article/1078...
February 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Five men from Kerala took up “sales jobs” in Thailand. Instead, they were trafficked to Cambodia & forced to scam SBI bank customers by impersonating RBI auditors & police officials.
Read @sighyush.bsky.social's report uncovering the terrifying nexus behind #cyberscam. scroll.in/article/1078...
Read @sighyush.bsky.social's report uncovering the terrifying nexus behind #cyberscam. scroll.in/article/1078...