Notorious scam centers in the Golden Triangle between Myanmar, Thailand and Laos steal billions of dollars a year from U.S. citizens.

By Shoon Naing (Reuters) -Scam centres that operated along the Thai-Myanmar border for years have drawn fresh attention after the high-profile abduction and release of a Chinese actor in Thailand. The incident sparked a multi-national effort among Thailand,

Hundreds of Indians trapped in Myanmar's Myawaddy region were lured by fake job offers and forced into cybercrime; a crackdown by Thailand, Myanmar, and China aims to dismantle these scam hubs

A senior official with the Thai police, currently investigating Myanmar scam organizations, said some groups are now shifting from Myanmar to Cambodia and Laos due to crackdowns by law enforcement.

Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrived at the Thai border city of Mae Sot earlier on Thursday in an ongoing repatriation effort that follows a crackdown by Thailand, Myanmar and China.

Hundreds of Southeast Asians were repatriated home over the weekend as Thailand continued to crack down on cross-border human trafficking and scam compound operators with Beijing’s backing after a deal was reached with China to return 5,000 of its citizens.

The Thai government is committed to protecting Thais from criminal networks and has already made substantial progress.

Scam centres, particularly those in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar run illegal online ... The main focus of the current crackdown is Myanmar's Myawaddy region, along the Thai border, where scam ...

The Indonesians were among more than 7,000 people being held in the Myanmar border town Myawaddy following a crackdown on the ... believed to have been lured to work in Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos to commit global scams through false romances, bogus ...

Scam centers, particularly those in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar run illegal online schemes to defraud ... The main focus of the current crackdown is Myanmar’s Myawaddy region, along the Thai border, where scam centers often enjoy the protection of armed ...