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.
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.
Call centre scam victims rescued from Myanmar’s clutches
Sixty-one hapless victims, duped by call-centre scammers and whisked away to Myanmar, yesterday made a triumphant return to Thailand.
Thailand cuts power to Myanmar scam centers
BANGKOK — Thailand cut cross-border electricity supplies to several areas in Myanmar on Wednesday, in an effort to stamp out online scam centers blamed for scaring away Chinese tourists. Scam compounds have mushroomed in Myanmar's lawless borderlands,
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.
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
Myanmar militia says ready to deport 10,000 cyber scam workers
A Myanmar ethnic militia said on Saturday it was preparing to deport 10,000 people linked to cyber scams in the area it ...
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Over 250 people held at Myanmar scam centre released at Thai border
More than 250 people rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar were handed over to Thailand on Wednesday, a senior Thai ...
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Thailand expands crackdown on cross-border scam compounds
Thailand has expanded a crackdown on scam compounds being run on its borders with police cutting telecom lines into border ...
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Myanmar junta blocks fuel to eastern border scam center town
Myanmar’s junta has blocked the supply of fuel to a town bordering Thailand where scam centers are rampant days after ...
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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 ...
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ASEAN Dithers as Scam Syndicates in Myanmar Bypass Thai Energy Cuts
Human trafficking and scam compounds are sowing further rifts within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after ...