Myanmar, scam centers

260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar’s online scam centers are being repatriated
Thailand's army says some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after they were rescued from Myanmar.
Myanmar militia hosting scam centers says it will deport 8,000 foreigners
The expulsion of foreigners from the Myanmar enclave comes after unprecedented pressure on online fraud operations.
Thailand rescues 260 trafficked workers from Myanmar scam centres
Thailand’s military announced that 260 individuals, believed to have been trafficked and forced to work in online scam centres, will be repatriated after being rescued from Myanmar
Myanmar Junta Hails Scam Center Arrests
The regime claims it is working with China to break apart online scam operations near the Chinese border in northern Shan State.
Over 250 people held at Myanmar scam center returned to Thailand
More than 250 people rescued from online scam centers in Myanmar were handed over to Thailand on Feb. 12, a senior Thai army official said, following a series of crackdowns on the illegal operations.
Scam centre survivors tell of beatings, abuse in Myanmar
At a scam compound in Myanmar, Filipina worker Pieta had just days to romance strangers online and trick them into investing in a fake business -- failing which she would be beaten or tortured with electric shocks.
Over 250 People Rescued From Myanmar Scam Center, Released at Thai Border
The group had been working at a scam center in Kyauk Khet Village in Karen State, according to the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), which controls the area.
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Myanmar’s scam centers require a global response
Wang had been spirited over the border to the Myanmar town of Myawaddy, where he was imprisoned with hundreds of others in a heavily guarded compound known as a “scam center.” His head was ...
Thailand receives hundreds of human trafficking victims held at Myanmar scam centers
Hundreds of human trafficking victims who were deceived and forced to work in Myanmar scam centers have been turned over to ...
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Power cut to site of global, billion-dollar scam industry. But will it halt the swindling?
Thailand cut electricity supplies on Wednesday to several areas in neighboring Myanmar that are home to sites at the center ...
Thailand to cut power to Myanmar border areas linked to scam centers
The scam compounds have come into renewed focus after Chinese actor Wang Xing was abducted after arriving in Thailand last ...
Thailand cuts power supplies to Myanmar border towns in effort to curb scam rings
Thailand on Wednesday cut off power supplies to areas in Myanmar where scam networks operate, following a public outcry ...
Thailand receives 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar, mostly Ethiopians, army says
Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on ...
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Southeast Asia Unites Against Online Scam Trafficking
Thai authorities are repatriating 260 victims of human trafficking trapped in Southeast Asian online scam networks. In ...