Myanmar, Thailand and scam

7,000 foreigners rescued from scam labor in Myanmar: Thai sources
A total of some 7,000 foreign nationals have been rescued from scam syndicates in Myanmar where they had been forced to w
Thousands in limbo on Thai-Myanmar border after scam centre crackdown
Thousands of foreigners freed from online scam-operating centres in Myanmar are stuck in limbo on the border with Thailand after a multinational crackdown on the compounds run by criminal gangs, three sources told Reuters on Monday.
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.
Call-centre scam crackdown: Thai minister warns nearly 7,000 foreigners could flee Myanmar into Thailand
Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai urges foreign governments to repatriate nearly 7,000 detained foreigners in Myanmar after call-centre scam crackdowns, warning of a potential mass exodus if swift action is not taken.
Chinese extricated from Myanmar scam centres fly home from Thailand
A group of 200 Chinese nationals plucked from scam centres in Myanmar crossed into Thailand and were flown home on Thursday, as part of a multinational effort to repatriate hundreds caught up in massive internet fraud schemes,
China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
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.
Myanmar Frees 1,000 Scam Center Workers as Crackdown Widens
Myanmar’s military government said it is ready to hand over about 1,000 foreign nationals rescued from cyber scam centers near the Thai border as authorities vowed to intensify a crackdown against transnational criminal groups.
Myanmar scam centre survivors recall torture and coercion
Inside a Thai military camp, four Ethiopian men on Wednesday showed the bruises and scars on their bodies they said were sustained during their time in one of Myanmar's most notorious scam compounds.
Thai govt worries about influx of freed scam centre foreigners
Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has expressed concern about a possible flood of foreigners released from shuttered scam centres in Myawaddy.He said on Tuesday the government would try to block their entry until their home countries agreed to repatriate them.
Hundreds of workers detained and repatriated from scam compounds on Thai border
Hundreds of workers were detained and repatriated from scam compounds in Myanmar. The alleged scammers were caught during raids of suspected call centre gang offices in the Myawaddy Township, on February 18.
50 Pakistanis among 215 rescued in Thai-Cambodian raid on cyber scam centre
Thai and Cambodian authorities have rescued 215 foreign nationals in a major raid on a suspected cyber scam centre in the Cambodian border town of Poipet, a senior Thai official said on Sunday.The operation,
Chinese man describes ordeal at Myanmar scam center in NHK interview
A Chinese man who claims to have been taken to Myanmar and forced to work at a scam operation center has spoken about his ...
Sinar Daily on MSN9h
Job scam: 15 Malaysians forced to work as online scammers in Myanmar, says IGP
Police investigations have revealed as many as 15 Malaysians fell victim to job offer scams and were forced to work as online ...
The Associated Press on MSN11d
260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar’s online scam centers are being repatriated
Thailand's army says some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to ...
The Manila Times on MSN3d
Myanmar deports 100 scam center workers
Myanmar handed over more than 100 Chinese scam center workers to be repatriated through Thailand on Saturday, the third batch ...
Trapped with fake job offers, Telangana victims reveal Myanmar horror
Indian nationals were deceived with false job offers in Myanmar and forced into scamming US-based NRIs using various fraud ...