Online scam compounds have mushroomed in Myanmar’s borderlands and are staffed by citizens from China and other countries who are often trafficked and forced to work swindling their compatriots. — AFP Relaxnews
YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar’s junta said it has arrested two cyber scam ringleaders operating from a lawless northern town and wanted by China, and a third took his own life during the arrest.
Online scam compounds have mushroomed in Myanmar’s borderlands and are staffed by citizens from China and other countries who are often trafficked and forced to work swindling their compatriots.
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