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US scam center task force files criminal charges, seizes web domains

( April 23, 2026, 22:16 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Justice Department announced a series of coordinated actions by the Scam Center Strike Force against Southeast Asian criminal organizations operating scam centers that have defrauded Americans of billions of dollars. The moves include criminal charges against two Chinese nationals who managed a cryptocurrency investment fraud compound in Myanmar and attempted to open another compound in Cambodia. Other efforts involve seizing a Telegram messaging app channel used to recruit human trafficking victims to a compound in Cambodia to work a law enforcement impersonation scam as well as seizing 503 fake investment websites.Statement follows below. Documents attached....

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