BEIJING: China has executed four leading members of Myanmar-based scam syndicates, a Chinese court said on Monday, the second such announcement in less than a week as Beijing ramps up a crackdown on cross-border telecom fraud.
Fraud compounds where scammers lure internet users into fake romantic relationships and cryptocurrency investments have flourished across Southeast Asia, including in Cambodia and the lawless borderlands of Myanmar.
Initially largely targeting Chinese speakers, the criminal groups behind the compounds have expanded operations into multiple languages to steal billions of dollars from victims around the world.