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US Losses to SE Asia Cyber Scams (2025)
Total financial losses reported by US citizens to Southeast Asia-based scams in 2025.
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Up to $10M Reward for Tai Chang Scam Centers in Burma
GovPing captured this document from the original source. If the source has since changed or been removed, this is the text as it existed at that time. Home Office of the Spokesperson Press Releases … Reward Offer of Up to $10 Million for Information Leading to Financial Disruption of Tai Chang Scam Centers in Burma hide Reward Offer of Up to $10 Million for Information Leading to Financial Disruption of Tai Chang Scam Centers in Burma Press Statement Thomas "Tommy" Pigott, Principal Deputy Spokesperson April 23, 2026 Today, the Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, in support of the Department of Justice’s Scam Center Strike Force, is announcing a reward offer under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (TOCRP) of up to $10 million for information leading to the seizure or recovery of funds involved in money laundering related to scams operated out of the Tai Chang scam centers in Burma. According to the Department of the Treasury, transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) based in Southeast Asia are increasingly targeting Americans through large-scale cyber scam operations. A U.S. government estimate reported that Americans had lost over $7.2 billion in 2025 to Southeast Asia-based scam operations. Tai Chang is a series of compounds conducting these online fraud schemes, particularly cryptocurrency investment fraud, and is located in Burma’s Karen State: Tai Chang 1.0, aka Kyuakhat Casino or Ko Sai – GPS Coordinates 16.467242N, 98.648357E and 16.472469N, 98.645868E Tai Chang 2.0, aka Taih or Qingsong – GPS Coordinates 16.425472, 98.635806 Tai Chang 3.0 – GPS Coordinates 16.491389, 98.589722 Historically, many FBI investigations have included tracing scam proceeds and attempting to recover victim funds. With criminals increasingly holding illicit gains in cryptocurrency, the seizure of digital assets has become a powerful tool for disrupting criminal operations. This reward offer encourages the public to report information that will lead to further financial disruptions. Today’s reward offer complements the Department of Justice’s announcement of charges against two Chinese nationals running a scam compound in Burma and attempting to start a compound in Cambodia, the seizure of a Telegram messaging app channel used to recruit human trafficking victims to a scam compound in Cambodia, and the seizure of 503 fraudulent web domains used to perpetrate cryptocurrency investment fraud, and Depa...
$10M Reward for Info on Burma's Tai Chang Scam Centers
Department of State Today, the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, in support of the Department of Justice's Scam Center Strike Force, is announcing a reward offer under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (TOCRP) of up to $10 million for information leading to the seizure or recovery of funds involved in money laundering related to scams operated out of the Tai Chang scam centers in Burma.According to the Department of the Treasury, transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) based in Southeast Asia are increasingly targeting Americans through large-scale cyber scam operations. A U.S. government estimate reported that Americans had lost over $7.2 billion in 2025 to Southeast Asia-based scam operations.Tai Chang is a series of compounds conducting these online fraud schemes, particularly cryptocurrency investment fraud, and is located in Burma's Karen State:Tai Chang 1.0, aka Kyuakhat Casino or Ko Sai - GPS Coordinates 16.467242N, 98.648357E and 16.472469N, 98.645868ETai Chang 2.0, aka Taih or Qingsong - GPS Coordinates 16.425472, 98.635806Tai Chang 3.0 - GPS Coordinates 16.491389, 98.589722 Historically, many FBI investigations have included tracing scam proceeds and attempting to recover victim funds. With criminals increasingly holding illicit gains in cryptocurrency, the seizure of digital assets has become a powerful tool for disrupting criminal operations. This reward offer encourages the public to report information that will lead to further financial disruptions.Today's reward offer complements the Department of Justice's announcement of charges against two Chinese nationals running a scam compound in Burma and attempting to start a compound in Cambodia, the seizure of a Telegram messaging app channel used to recruit human trafficking victims to a scam compound in Cambodia, and the seizure of 503 fraudulent web domains used to perpetrate cryptocurrency investment fraud, and Department of the Treasury's announcement of sanctions targeting against Kok An, a Cambodian senator who controls scam compounds throughout the country, as well as 28 individuals and entities in his network.Today's reward offer is authorized by the Secretary of State under the TOCRP Risk Warning: Cryptocurrency is a unregulated virtual notoriously volatile instrument with a high level of risk. Any news, opinions, research, data, or other information contained within this website is provided for news reporting purpo...
Treasury Sanctions Cambodian Senator Kok An and Scam Center Network ...
In parallel with today's designations, the U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the seizure or recovery of scam proceeds related to cryptocurrency investment fraud activities at the Tai Chang scam compound, as well as up to $4 million for information leading to the arrest of Daren Li ...
$14 Million Bounty: U.S. Goes After Fugitive Money Launderer ... - Tampa
A second, even larger reward of up to $10 million is now on the table for information leading to the seizure of funds tied to the "Tai Chang" scam compounds located in Burma's Karen State. These compounds—specifically identified by the government as Tai Chang 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0—are essentially fortified factories for digital fraud.
