Scam centers in Myanmar

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Scam centers are large compounds of fraudulent and criminal activities which are often disguised as business parks or towns around the country being run by international criminal syndicates, often with the support and/or under the protection of largely pro-government ethnic militias and other local border forces. In Myanmar, they are usually located in border towns near Thailand, especially around Myawaddy-Mae Sot and Shwe Kokko. According to the 2023 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights report, an estimated 120,000 people across Myanmar were held in situations where they were forced to engage in online scams. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimates that these activities bring in nearly US$40 billion a year for criminal gangs.

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