Scammers using Starlink make hay in Myanmar

AFP |
Updated on: Oct 16, 2025 11:43 am IST

Most of the centres, notorious for their scams and investment cons, are run by Chinese-led crime syndicates working with Myanmar militias.

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.

The KK Park complex in Myanmar's Myawaddy township from where scammers operate. (AFP)
The KK Park complex in Myanmar's Myawaddy township from where scammers operate. (AFP)
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