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Chinese scammers in Myanmar move trafficking victims to casino in rebel territory

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Chinese fraud gangs are moving foreign trafficking victims to a casino in Myanmar, workers say. Scam centers have plagued the border areas of Thailand, Myanmar and China. The businesses typically force trafficked workers to call people across Asia and convince them to deposit money. Tens of thousands involved in the criminal schemes were deported from Myanmar in 2023.

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Chinese scammers in Myanmar move trafficking victims to casino in rebel territory

Chinese fraud gangs in eastern Myanmar’s Kayin state are moving the foreign trafficking victims they use to run their operations away from a town on the Thai border to a casino in an ethnic rebel-controlled enclave amid rumors of a coming crackdown by authorities, according to casino workers. Scam centers have plagued the border areas of Thailand, Myanmar and China as nationals from all three countries are tricked into – and subsequently enslav…

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