"UNDOC believes "entities associated with convicted cybercriminals, offshore gambling operators, and triad-linked networks" are responsible for the material found in the hotel, and that they are evidence of shifting behavior by scammers. "With growing awareness and understanding of scam centers and related criminal activity, law enforcement pressure has intensified across Southeast Asia, making it more difficult for organized crime groups to operate in traditional hotspot areas," the agency advised."
"In Myanmar (aka Burma), Treasury says scam camps enjoy the protection of the Karen National Army (KNA), an armed group linked to the junta that rules the nation. Treasury alleges that protection saw two individuals, She Zhijiang and Saw Chit Thu, transform "a small village on the Moei River into a resort city custom built for gambling, drug trafficking, prostitution, and scams targeting people around the world, particularly Americans." "She Zhijiang is the creator and largest shareholder of the Yatai New City compound," Treasury asserts."
UNDOC found indications of scam center activity, including SIM cards and satellite internet devices, at a hotel in Timor-Leste. UNDOC links the materials to entities associated with convicted cybercriminals, offshore gambling operators, and triad-linked networks and views them as evidence of shifting scammer behavior. The agency states intensified law enforcement across Southeast Asia has made traditional hotspot areas harder to use, prompting syndicates to expand into jurisdictions with limited scam-response capacity. The U.S. Treasury announced sanctions on scam centers in Myanmar and Cambodia and alleges protected operations transformed a village into Yatai New City used for gambling, trafficking, prostitution, and global scams.
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