"Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos have in recent years become havens for transnational crime syndicates running scam centres such as KK Park, which use enslaved workers to run complex online fraud and scamming schemes that generate huge profits. For them, money is more important than human life Trafficking victim There have been some attempts to crack down on the centres and rescue the workers, who can be subjected to torture and trapped inside."
"with construction continuing to this day. Interactive showing expansion of KK Park scam centre compound from 2019 to 2025 Data from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (Aspi), a defence thinktank in Canberra, shows that the number of Myanmar scam centres on the Thai border has increased from 11 to 27, and they have expanded in size by an average of 5.5 hectares a month."
KK Park occupies about 210 hectares along the Moei River near Myawaddy and includes a hospital, restaurants, a bank and villas, presenting a polished façade that conceals criminal operations. Transnational crime syndicates in Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos operate sprawling scam centres that enslave workers to run complex online fraud schemes for massive profits, often using violence and torture. Since Myanmar's 2021 military takeover the number of scam centres on the Thai border rose from 11 to 27 and their footprint has grown rapidly, averaging roughly 5.5 hectares per month. Drone imagery shows active construction at multiple compounds; limited crackdowns have yielded some rescues.
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