US charges 2 Chinese nationals with managing cyberscam compound in Myanmar
Authorities say the network used forced labor and fake investment platforms, and the FBI found one worker defrauded an American victim of over $3 million.
- On Thursday, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced wire fraud conspiracy charges against two Chinese nationals, Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie, for managing forced-labor cryptocurrency scam compounds in Burma and Cambodia.
- Trafficked workers at the Shunda compound were held against their will and forced to pose as law enforcement or bank officials to steal Americans' life savings under threat of violence and torture.
- The Scam Center Strike Force seized 503 fraudulent investment websites and a Telegram channel used to recruit victims, while restraining more than $700 million in cryptocurrency tied to the illicit operations.
- Coordinated action by the Treasury Department sanctioned Cambodian Senator Kok An and associates for perpetrating fraud, while the State Department offered rewards of up to $10 million for information leading to asset recovery.
- Global scam syndicates stole an estimated $64 billion annually by the end of 2023, reflecting a massive cybercrime crisis as Americans lost more than $20 billion to fraud last year.
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US Department of Justice takes action against scam centers in Southeast Asia - BusinessWorld Online
The United States has filed criminal charges against two Chinese nationals accused of running a scam compound in Myanmar where trafficked workers were allegedly forced to carry out cryptocurrency investment fraud targeting Americans, the US Justice Department said on Friday. The Justice Department identified the suspects as Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie, and said both were charged with wire fraud conspiracy in connection with operations at th…
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The Last RefugeDOJ Takes Down Massive Chinese Financial Fraud Ring Operating Out of Southeast Asia
from The Conservative Treehouse: When Jeanine Pirro says “compound” she isn’t kidding. [Check the Images] The DOJ took down a massive financial fraud operation in southeast Asia that was targeting Americans. DOJ – “The Department of Justice, through U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Criminal Division, together with […]
DOJ Charges 2 Chinese Nationals Who Allegedly Ran Overseas Scam Centers Targeting Americans
The Department of Justice has announced that its Scam Center Strike Force has filed criminal charges and issued arrest warrants against two Chinese nationals for operating a cryptocurrency investment fraud operation in Burma (also known as Myanmar) and trying to start another in Cambodia. The strike force also seized a Telegram app channel that used the promise of nonexistent jobs to lure unsuspecting job seekers to its compound in Burma, along …
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US charges 2 Chinese nationals with managing cyberscam compound in Myanmar
Two Chinese nationals face charges in the U.S. that they managed a sprawling compound in Myanmar where authorities say workers were forced to participate in cryptocurrency investment fraud scams.
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