Myanmar, Thailand and scam

A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appeared to gain momentum on Monday as a top Chinese security official visited both sides of the Thai-Myanmar border.
Chinese found in Myanmar scam centers fly home from Thailand
Chinese nationals found in scam centers in Myanmar crossed into Thailand for a second day on Friday (February 21) and were flown home, part of a multinational effort to repatriate hundreds of people caught up in massive internet fraud schemes.
Myanmar returns 300 more Chinese scam centre workers
Myanmar handed over 300 Chinese scam centre workers to be repatriated through Thailand on Friday, as authorities intensify a crackdown on the illegal operations.
China begins repatriation of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar via Thailand
An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began Thursday after the rescued workers were taken across the border to Thailand and put on chartered flights to China.
Thailand ready to welcome 7,000 trafficked scam call center victims back from Myanmar
It comes amid a major crackdown on the abusive industry that started during COVID Thailand is preparing to receive thousands of people rescued from scam call centers in Myanmar as the country launches a major crackdown on the pervasive criminal activity across its border.
Family claims scam exposes loophole in holiday site
A customer says the issue arose after she unwittingly rang a scam number about her booking.
IRS Scam Messages Surge: What To Do if You Get One
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Woman suspected of stealing thousands from older men in romance scam, FBI in Las Vegas says
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Don't fall for it! Unpaid Harris County Toll Road fine text scam making rounds
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Fairfield police warn of scam artists posing as utility workers or solicitors
Police in Fairfield are warning residents of a recent increase in people posing as utility workers and solicitors, providing ...
Sacred Scam: Priest says someone is impersonating him, offering exorcisms
An Indiana priest is warning people that someone is impersonating him on social media and offering exorcisms. Father Vincent ...
Vegas vixen drugged and robbed elderly men in deadly three-year ‘romance scam on steroids’: FBI
This is a romance scam on steroids,” said Spencer Evans, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Las Vegas division.
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