Myanmar scam centres booming despite crackdown, using Musk’s Starlink

Officials launch investigation into Elon Musk's Starlink over connections to giant scam centers: 'Abhorrent that an American company is enabling this'

A bipartisan Congressional committee initiated an investigation into the alleged use of Starlink satellites to power an infamous scam operation abroad, according to The Guardian. What's happening? Over the past five years, "cyber scam mills" have become pervasive in Southeast Asia, including a concentration of facilities on the border of Thailand and Myanmar. An April 2024 BBC report on scam call centers in the region was harrowing, citing a 202…

Myanmar scam centres booming despite crackdown, using Musk's Starlink: AFP investigation

Scam centres in Myanmar blamed for swindling billions from victims across the world are expanding fast just months after a crackdown that was supposed to eradicate them, an AFP investigation has found.

Myanmar scam centers booming and using Starlink

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Starlink powers Myanmar scam boom despite global crackdown

They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in...

Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown—using Musk's Starlink

They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal.