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Scam Version 2.0 and The Continuing Dispersal of Chinese Organised Crime Groups.

The destruction of the huge online fraud compounds in Myanmar has not destroyed the criminal business. Is changing how it operates.

Across Myanmar, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka, enforcement action is revealing a more decentralized model: online fraud operations dispersed into houses, apartments, hotels, resorts and offices.

https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/scam-version-20-and-the-continuing?utm\_campaign=post&utm\_medium=web

Cambodia claims it has wiped out online scam compounds after a sweeping crackdown.

Twist plot: there are now 3500 small ones

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/cambodia-phnom-penh-vietnam-chinese-b3041210.html

BOTEN, Laos – Police recently launched a massive law enforcement raid on an illegal online scam center. Local police officers successfully arrested 135 criminal suspects inside the busy Boten Special Economic Zone. The suspects were caught red-handed while working on their computers inside the large facility.During the sudden raid, police officers captured 135 individuals from various neighboring nations. The large criminal group included 73 men and 62 women working closely together.

https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news-asia/police-in-laos-bust-scam-center/?utm\_source=linkedin&utm\_medium=jetpack\_social#

President Trump has made clear that his administration will take action to counter cybercrime, fraud, and predatory schemes against Americans.

The Trump Administration is deploying every tool at our disposal—sanctions, prosecutions, asset seizures, extradition requests, and international law enforcement cooperation—to dismantle criminal scam networks and impose costs on those who enable them.

https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/new-visa-restriction-policy-to-deter-and-dismantle-cyberscams-and-sextortion/

¿Eres el guía turístico? ¿Eres Alejandro? ¡Wow!... Te dejo algunas fotos de los "emprendedores exitosos de criptomonedas" que me han enviado mensajes en los últimos días. He hablado con ellos por videollamada varias veces, y te aseguro que son más feos que en la foto. Todos concuerdan en lo mismo: oficinas, ropa "cara", edades entre 30 y 33 años, nombres comunes (mina, Jessica, mia, numay, Jenny, Roxy, Anna, Ericka), todo... Si han hablado/ conocen o lamentablemente te estafaron, por favor dímelo. No busco ofender a nadie, solo es para mantenerte atento. Con todo respeto, feliz viernes!

Cambodia prime minister Hun Manet received FBI Director Kash Patel at the Peace Palace this morning. Earlier in Bangkok, Patel met Thai PM Anutin around the FBI’s summit with police chiefs from 20 Asia-Pacific countries.

US🇺🇸 FBI💡 cooperating with Southeast Asian countries🤝

China🇨🇳 Public Security🤝 US🇺🇸 FBI

A dragnet is closing in on criminal organizations worldwide‼️

https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/fbi-chief-hold-talks-in-cambodia-over-closer-22355366.php

Thailand, FBI agree to expand intelligence sharing to combat transnational crime

Thailand and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agreed to deepen cooperation against transnational crime, with a focus on online scam syndicates, during a meeting between Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and FBI Director Kash Patel at Government House on Monday.

According to the Prime Minister's Office, the two sides agreed to expand intelligence and information sharing and strengthen cooperation between the FBI and the Royal Thai Police. Anutin said tackling transnational crime is a national priority, citing the seizure of criminal assets worth tens of billions of baht.

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/general/40068865

Una operación global contra el fraude, en la que participaron 97 países y territorios, ha resultado en la detención de 5.811 personas y la incautación de 293 millones de dólares en activos ilícitos.

Durante la Operación First Light 2026, se identificaron más de 142.000 víctimas en todo el mundo, lo que pone de manifiesto la magnitud de las estafas y el fraude mediante ingeniería social, que se han convertido en una grave amenaza transnacional que afecta a personas, empresas y gobiernos. Otros resultados significativos incluyen:

• 152.808 casos analizados
• 31.014 cuentas bancarias bloqueadas
• 23.715 casos resueltos
• 15.606 sospechosos identificados
• 99 notificaciones y comunicados emitidos

https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2026/Over-5-800-arrests-USD-293-million-intercepted-in-global-fraud-bust

These are brave investigative journalist who literally put their lives in jeopardy in order to secure the story .

GO WATCH THIS NOW !

https://youtu.be/68NuPpjzA70?is=SWxd5xyG\_CmDuLXe

Today, the FBI is announcing Operation Riptide, an ongoing, coordinated law enforcement campaign targeting cybercriminal actors and the key services they rely on—their infrastructure, their tools and services, their communications platforms, and their money. Operation Riptide is a collective effort that implements the priorities set out in Executive Order 14390 and the National Cyber Strategy.

In recent weeks, the FBI carried out a broad range of enforcement actions against cyber threat actors, serving search warrants, securing indictments, arresting suspects, and dismantling criminal infrastructure.

This marks the beginning of a focused, sustained 60-day national effort. Cybercrime carries real-world consequences, and the FBI remains committed to disrupting malicious cyber activity and holding cybercriminals accountable.

https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/operation-riptide-060926.mp4/view

https://www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-seizes-record-setting-8-billion-cryptocurrency-amid-intercontinental-scam-compound-crackdown

OFAC today designated Cambodian senator Kok An along with 28 individuals and entities tied to scam compounds operating across Sihanoukville, Poipet, Bavet, and other cities. The action covers his flagship Crown Resorts hospitality group, his Anco Brothers conglomerate, and seven other companies he chairs including Anco Specialized Bank Ltd and Khmer Electrical Power Co Ltd.

“Eliminating fraud is a top priority for the Trump Administration,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. “Treasury will continue to target fraudsters and scam centers that steal billions of dollars from hardworking Americans, no matter where they operate or how well-connected they are.”

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0469