The Burden Placed on Sexual Abuse Survivors
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/opinion/epstein-survivor-trauma.html
#humanTrafficking
Jeffrey Epstein’s Angry Emails to Billionaire Leon Black
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/business/jeffrey-epstein-leon-black.html
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown – using Elon 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. "
" But a senior Thai police official said after the crackdown began that up to 100,000 people may still toil in the compounds ..... "
#Myanmar #HumanTrafficking, #Thailand #kidnapping #torture #Starlink #ScamCenters #Scam #Asia #ScamCities #China #Chinese
Koreans linked to alleged online scams in Cambodia arrive home to face inquiries
" Scam centers in Cambodia are estimated to have about 200,000 workers, including 1,000 South Koreans, according to South Korean officials. "
200 000 !
#Cambodia #HumanTrafficking, #kidnapping #torture #Sihanoukville #ScamCenters #Scam #Asia #PhnomPenh #China #Chinese
South Korean victims recount nightmare at scam centers in Cambodia
#Cambodia #HumanTrafficking, #kidnapping #torture #Sihanoukville #ScamCenters #Scam #Asia #PhnomPenh #China #Chinese
South Korea Repatriates 64 Citizens from Cambodia Amid Online Scam Probe
#Cambodia #Cybercrime #humantrafficking #onlinescams #SouthKorea
https://blazetrends.com/south-korea-repatriates-64-citizens-from-cambodia-amid-online-scam-probe/?fsp_sid=149827
Tiến sĩ người Việt Lương Thanh Hải hé lộ “cạm bẫy việc nhẹ, lương cao” đang lan rộng ở Đông Nam Á: nạn nhân bị lừa sang Campuchia, bị giam trong các khu phức hợp và ép buộc lừa đảo để sinh tồn. Cảnh báo nguy cơ “cưỡng bức lừa đảo” đang gia tăng. #ViệcNhẹLươngCao #EmploymentScam #Vietnam #SoutheastAsia #CảnhBáo #CôngBảo #HumanTrafficking #VietnameseResearch #LươngThanhHải.
China boasts of crackdown on scam centres on Myanmar border
> Chinese authorities have hailed a sweeping crackdown on scam compounds operating along the country’s southern border with #Myanmar, just days before a key political meeting in Beijing.
> Government statements released since Wednesday said more than 57,000 Chinese nationals have been arrested for alleged involvement in cross-border fraud, with officials detailing accounts of torture and murder inside the criminal compounds.
An AFP investigation published earlier this week found that despite Beijing’s efforts, many of the scam operations remain active and expanding, particularly in Myanmar and #Thailand.
SCAM COMPOUNDS STILL OPERATING
Satellite images and drone footage reviewed by AFP showed intensive construction work inside heavily fortified areas around #Myawaddy, a Myanmar border town opposite Thailand.
Many of the compounds appeared to be using #ElonMusk’s #Starlink satellite internet service, allowing large-scale online operations to continue despite the crackdown.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/china-boasts-crackdown-scam-centres-myanmar-border-5410056
https://hachyderm.io/@i47i/115391271819701656
https://hachyderm.io/@i47i/115391199934834661
prison if convicted.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/14/bitcoin-doj-chen-zhi-pig-butchering-scam.html
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0278
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/15/us-uk-sanction-huge-southeast-asian-crypto-scam-network
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/15/nx-s1-5574948/us-indictment-cambodia-tycoon-alleged-crypto-scam
#CryptoScam #PigButchering #Bitcoin
#Cybercrime #ForcedLabor
#MoneyLaundering
#Cambodia #CryptoFraud
#HumanTrafficking #DOJ
#Security #SouthEastAsia
#TootSEA #expatasia #China
Massive Crypto Scam Bust: $15B Bitcoin Seized
The US Department of Justice executed its largest-ever forfeiture action, seizing approximately $15 billion in bitcoin from Chen Zhi, a 37-year-old Cambodian-British tycoon who founded Prince Holding Group.
Chen faces charges of wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy for operating forced-labor compounds across Cambodia that ran "pig butchering" cryptocurrency scams, stealing billions from victims worldwide.
Prince Group allegedly operated at least 10 scam compounds in Cambodia, with facilities controlling 76,000 fake social media accounts using 1,250 mobile phones.
Trafficked workers, lured by fake job advertisements, were held against their will and forced under threat of torture to carry out online fraud, often building fake romantic relationships with targets before convincing them to invest in fraudulent cryptocurrency platforms.
At one point, Chen allegedly bragged the operation was generating $30 million daily. Americans lost at least $10 billion to Southeast Asia-based scams in 2024 alone, a 66% increase from 2023.
Stolen funds financed luxury purchases including yachts, private jets, vacation homes, and a Picasso painting.
The US Treasury sanctioned 146 individuals and entities within the Prince Group network, declaring it a transnational criminal organization. The UK froze 19 London properties worth over $134 million linked to the network.
Chen, who served as an adviser to Cambodia's prime ministers and held the honorific title "neak oknha," remains at large and faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/14/bitcoin-doj-chen-zhi-pig-butchering-scam.html
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0278
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/15/us-uk-sanction-huge-southeast-asian-crypto-scam-network
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/15/nx-s1-5574948/us-indictment-cambodia-tycoon-alleged-crypto-scam
#CryptoScam #PigButchering #Bitcoin #Cybercrime #ForcedLabor #MoneyLaundering #Cambodia #CryptoFraud #HumanTrafficking #DOJ #Security #SouthEastAsia #TootSEA
The DOJ just seized $15B from a “pig butchering” 🐷 scam so large it reads like fiction. But the worst part isn’t the money — it’s that much of it ran on forced labor. People are trafficked into compounds, running fake romances to scam others online. What’s striking is the scale: well-educated professionals lost life savings to criminals who themselves were victims. It’s a grim feedback loop of exploitation, loneliness, and tech-enabled deceit.
⚠️ $15B seized from crypto scam
💔 Forced labor behind the fraud
🔐 Victims on both sides of the screen
🌍 FBI: “Human suffering” at global scale
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/feds-seize-15-billion-from-alleged-forced-labor-scam-built-on-human-suffering/
#Cybercrime #HumanTrafficking #OnlineSafety #Fraud #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity #RomanceScam #PigButchering
Migrant Survivors of Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking Sue Over ICE Policies
New Trump administration policies are illegally stripping away deportation protections, according to the lawsuit.🇰🇷 Du khách Hàn Quốc kể lại cuộc sống “địa ngục” khi bị nhóm buôn người giam giữ ở Campuchia. Câu chuyện cảnh báo nguy hiểm khi đi du lịch, cần cảnh giác, báo cáo ngay khi gặp dấu hiệu nghi ngờ. 🆘 #HumanTrafficking #BuônNgười #TravelSafety #Vietnam #Campuchia #Korea #DuLich #ĐịaNgục
Cảnh sát tỉnh Sihanoukville, Campuchia đã giải cứu thành công hai người đàn ông Hàn Quốc. Các nạn nhân kể lại nỗi kinh hoàng khi bị ép buộc làm việc cho một nhóm lừa đảo trong suốt 160 ngày sau khi bị lừa sang đây.
#ViệtNam #TinTức #Campuchia #LừaĐảo #BuônNgười #Sihanoukville
#Vietnam #News #Cambodia #Scam #HumanTrafficking #Rescue
After 14 years in the U.S. and fleeing gang violence, Yessenia Ruano was forced to leave for El Salvador when her legal protections lapsed under Trump’s expanded deportation efforts—even with a pending visa as a trafficking survivor. Now, she and others are suing ICE, arguing the administration is unlawfully detaining and deporting victims of domestic violence and human trafficking who’ve applied for protected status. Advocates say these policies violate the Violence Against Women Act and congressional safeguards, undermining trust, retraumatizing survivors, and putting communities at risk. More: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/deport-domestic-violence-ice-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t08.3NQw.En_eA1X3UHkt&smid=nytcore-android-share #Immigration #Deportation #HumanTrafficking #VAWA #ICE #Trump #LegalRights
She Self-Deported. Now She and Other Crime Survivors Are Suing ICE.
Aaron Glantz: tRump’s #DEI bans undermine anti-human trafficking #law, #lawsuit alleges. Suit comes after Guardian investigation found administration rolled back efforts to combat human trafficking while #tRmp officials deny retreat
#When you’re turning away survivors of human trafficking, what does that mean for our values? This is not only an issue about Jeffrey #Epstein."
#humantrafficking #slavery #LGBTQ #immigration
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/trump-dei-human-trafficking
Trump’s DEI bans undermine anti-human trafficking law, lawsuit alleges https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/trump-dei-human-trafficking #Trumpadministration #Humantrafficking #USnews
Một nạn nhân người Hàn Quốc đã kể lại ký ức kinh hoàng khi bị lừa sang Campuchia và ép buộc làm việc trong các hoạt động lừa đảo qua mạng. Người này cho biết đã bị bắt cóc, giam giữ và tra tấn dã man trong một cơ sở tội phạm tại Campuchia, nơi các nạn nhân khác cũng bị đối xử tương tự. Cảnh sát đang phối hợp跨国 để truy tìm các đường dây buôn người và giải cứu những người còn đang bị giam giữ.
#Campuchia #LừaĐảo #BắtCóc #TraTấn #TộiPhạm #HànQuốc #Victim #Cambodia #CyberCrime #HumanTrafficking
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U.S. and U.K. authorities unveiled sanctions against a British-Cambodian tycoon accused of running cyberscam operations where workers, some trafficked, carry out transnational fraud schemes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/asia-pacific/crime-legal/cambodia-prince-us-uk-sanctions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #cambodia #fraud #us #uk #organizedcrime #forcedlabor #humantrafficking
Chen Zhi (Trần Trí), Chủ tịch Prince Holding Group, từ một doanh nhân quyền lực và nhà từ thiện tại Campuchia đã bị Mỹ và Anh vạch trần là trùm lừa đảo quốc tế. Ông đối mặt với các cáo buộc rửa tiền, buôn người và đã bị Mỹ tịch thu tài sản lên tới 15 tỷ USD.
#ChenZhi #TrầnTrí #PrinceHoldingGroup #LừaĐảo #RửaTiền #BuônNgười #Campuchia #TộiPhạmQuốcTế
#Cambodia #Scam #MoneyLaundering #HumanTrafficking #InternationalCrime
https://vietnamnet.vn/chan-dung-chen-zhi-tu-doanh-nhan-quyen-luc-den-trum-lu
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