Vietnam Scams 2026: How an Industrialised Fraud Machine Runs Through the Cambodia Compound Nexus
Vietnam scams in 2026: the Cambodia compound nexus, mass deportations, AI-driven fraud and mobile money risk — and why victim numbers finally fell.
Southeast Asia
8 articles on southeast asia — scam alerts, fraud patterns, and protection guides.
5,300 People Are Still Trapped in Myanmar's Scam Centres — a Year After the 'Crackdown of the Decade'
5,300+ people remain enslaved in Myanmar scam compounds despite a year of crackdowns. Who they are and why raids haven't freed them.
Freed But Not Saved: Cambodia's Scam Crackdown Has Created a Second Humanitarian Crisis
Cambodia's scam crackdown freed 200,000 workers — then left them stranded. Inside the second crisis facing trafficking victims, per NPR and Amnesty.
Inside 'Disruption Week': How the DOJ and Tech Giants Wiped Out 1.4 Million Scam Accounts in One Coordinated Strike
DOJ 'Disruption Week' disrupted 1.4M scam accounts, froze $3.8M in crypto, and stripped Starlink from SE Asian scam compounds. How the public-private
Sri Lanka Arrests 37 Chinese Nationals Running Fraud Call Center in Colombo — The Scam Compound Map Is Expanding
Sri Lanka police arrested 37 Chinese nationals running a Colombo fraud call center, as scam compounds migrate from Myanmar and Cambodia to South Asia.
Laos Scams 2026: The Other Scambodia — How the Golden Triangle Became a $64 Billion Criminal State Inside a State
Laos scams 2026: the Golden Triangle SEZ generates $64 billion in illicit activity — up to 70% of Laos's GDP. Inside the GTSEZ scam compound empire.
Cambodia Passes Life Sentence Scam Law — Then Immediately Raids a 5-Star Hotel and Arrests 311 Foreign Nationals
Cambodia's first anti-scam law carries up to life imprisonment — days later, police raided a Phnom Penh 5-star hotel, arresting 311 foreign nationals.
The March 2026 Global Scam Purge: How Law Enforcement Hit Every Layer of the Cybercrime Stack at Once
March 2026 global scam purge: INTERPOL, FBI, Europol, and Meta hit scam centers, proxy networks, and 45,000 malicious IPs in one week. See what change