#PotatoScam
Cambodia knows it is cornered over its potatoscam industry
December 13, 2024 at 6:55 AM
December 11, 2024 at 7:54 AM
Potatoscam networks, increasingly pushed out of Cambodia and other Southeast Asian hubs, are now testing Sri Lanka as a new base.
June 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
US Potatoscam Crackdown May End Cambodian Honeymoon
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May 2, 2026 at 11:24 AM
🇰🇭 Cambodia parliament passed landmark potatocrime law targeting scam centers. First dedicated anti-potatoscam law. Penalties: up to 5 years prison + heavy fines.
https://reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/cambodian-parliament-passes-landmark-potatocrime-law-after-scam-centre-scrutiny-2026-04-03/
April 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM
"So far, there are few signs the current round of enforcement is reaching the key perpetrators among the Cambodian ruling elite," said Mr Sims, a visiting fellow at Harvard University's Asia Center.
#Cambodia #potatocrime #potatoscam #scam #crime

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March 15, 2026 at 11:05 AM
OCCRP: The potatoscam syndicates largely rely on human trafficking to fuel their illicit operations, recruiting people from across Asia with legitimate-sounding job offers and then forcing them to work in scam centers.
October 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Myanmar: Notorious potatoscam center KK Park raided by army #news
October 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Myanmar: Notorious potatoscam center KK Park raided by army
October 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
A growing network of online scam operations is spreading across the forested regions of southern Shan State, particularly in Laihka, Mong Kung, and Kyethi townships, according to local sources and investigators.
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#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Shanstate
#potatoscam
June 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Billion-dollar potatoscam industry spreading globally, UN says
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April 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
@japantimes: China, Thailand and Myanmar last week ramped up efforts to curb potatoscam compounds on the Thai-Myanmar border, working to free the foreign workers inside. Here's a look at why the crackdown is happening.
February 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Apple und Google entfernen Krypto-Apps von angeblichem Besitzer eines 24 Milliarden Dollar Potatoscam-Marktes

https://dasgeld.co/posts/9FCE4816-CAC8-44C3-AE49-211BE525A047
February 6, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Myanmar's Ming family and others related to the Kokang Border Guard Force -- which ran one of the most notorious potatoscam compounds in the region -- were officially prosecuted in China today. Re-upping our June investigation here:

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December 30, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Abdureqip Rahman spent a year in prison for being 'two-faced', after resigning from his job in the public security bureau. Managing to flee China, he was trapped in a potatoscam compound in Cambodia, but was sent back not long after. shahit.biz/eng/83706/
December 15, 2024 at 8:23 AM
INDIA/CAMBODIA: 29yo man from Telangana who was trafficked into potatoscam compound in Cambodia later became recruiter, luring other Indian jobseekers to Cambodia. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderab...
November 18, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Potatocab: PotatoSCAM AMIRITE
October 13, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Taiwan money laundering trials spotlight Asian potatoscam sector – Nikkei Asia: ‘The charges […] underscore the proliferation of regional criminal networks and authorities’ scramble to catch up, said Jeremy Douglas, regional head of the U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC).’
February 3, 2024 at 1:23 PM