The United Nations estimates that scam networks based in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and the Philippines extract tens of billions of dollars annually from victims worldwide through schemes that include fake investment scams and romance-based scams.
November 05, 2025
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temporal
U.N. estimate describing annual global revenue and common scam types associated with Southeast Asian-based scam networks
Myanmar's military staged a coup on February 1, 2021, after which the country experienced armed conflict and political instability.
February 01, 2021
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temporal
Post-coup conditions in Myanmar
Analysts report that the majority of scam compounds associated with Southeast Asia–based investment scams are located in Cambodia and Myanmar and are mainly run by Chinese criminal organizations.
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descriptive
Analysts' characterization of geographic bases and operators of scam centers