"According to a report in Monday's Myanma Alinn newspaper, Myanmar's army raided KK Park, a well-documented cybercrime centre, as part of operations starting in early September to suppress online fraud, illegal gambling, and cross-border cybercrime. It published photos displaying seized Starlink equipment and soldiers said to be carrying out the raid, though it was unclear when exactly they were taken."
"It said 2,198 individuals were detained though it did not give their nationalities. Myanmar is notorious for hosting scam operations responsible for defrauding people all over the world. These usually involve gaining victims' confidence online with romantic ploys and bogus investment pitches. The centres are infamous for recruiting workers from other countries under false pretences, promising them legitimate jobs and then holding them captive and forcing them to carry out criminal activities."
Myanmar's military conducted a raid on KK Park near Myawaddy, detaining 2,198 people and seizing equipment including 30 Starlink satellite internet terminals. The operation began in early September and targeted online fraud, illegal gambling and cross-border cybercrime, identifying more than 260 unregistered buildings. Photos of seized equipment and soldiers were published, though timing was unclear. Scam centres in Myanmar routinely defraud global victims using romantic ploys and bogus investment pitches, and commonly recruit foreign workers under false pretences, then hold them captive and force them to carry out criminal activities. The area remains only loosely under military control and is influenced by ethnic militias.
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