This year, the three countries have cooperated in a harsh campaign against fraud in Myawaddy, capturing and repatriating more than 5,400 Chinese nationals engaged in fraud.

People rescued from cyber-scam centres in Myanmar travel inside a Thai military truck after arriving in Thailand, at the Myanmar-Thai border in Phop Phra district, near Mae Sot, Tak province ...

On February 23, 2025, a military operation led by authorities from Myanmar, Thailand, and China offered workers the option to leave. Hussain and his cousin, Mohd Shabaz, chose to escape and were ...

People from China, Vietnam and Ethiopia, believed to have been trafficked and forced to work in scam centers, sit with their faces masked while in detention after being released from the centers ...

Myanmar authorities have detained thousands of people rescued from forced cyber scam operations, leaving them stranded in overcrowded facilities near the Thai border as they await repatriation. A ...

FILE - Alleged scam center workers and victims from China handed over from Myanmar board a plane at Mae Sot Airport in Mae Sot in Thailand's Tak province on Feb. 20, 2025.

They are just a small fraction of what could be 300,000 people working in similar operations across the region, and their release does not mean these scams will be stopped.

People from China, Vietnam and Ethiopia, believed to have been trafficked and forced to work in scam centers, sit with their faces masked while in detention after being released from the centers ...

The Associated Press is investigating cyber scams. If you or someone you know is being or has been held and forced to scam others, here are the ways to get in touch with us.

If you or someone you know is being or has been held and forced to scam others, here are the ways to get in touch with us. AP’s global investigative team: [email protected].