""To its credit, China has cracked down on these operations, but it has done so selectively, largely turning a blind eye to scam centers victimizing foreigners," Reva Price stated. "As a result, the Chinese criminal syndicates have been incentivized to shift toward targeting Americans.""
"Research from the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission indicates that Beijing's selective strategy has emboldened Chinese scammers, allowing them to operate as long as they target foreigners exclusively."
Industrial-scale scamming operations in Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia have cost victims billions, often linked to Chinese organized crime and forced labor. Despite international law enforcement efforts, these scams persist. The FBI reported over $17.7 billion in cyber-enabled scam losses from Americans last year, likely an undercount. A significant barrier is the lack of collaboration with Chinese authorities, whose selective crackdown focuses on domestic impacts rather than global victim protection. This selective strategy has emboldened scammers targeting foreigners, particularly Americans.
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