U.S. announces ‘strike force’ to counter Southeast Asian cyber scams, sanctions Myanmar armed group

The U.S. is establishing a strike force to target cyber scam compounds across Southeast Asia that have stolen billions from Americans over the last five years. 

The Treasury Department said the Scam Center Strike Force will consist of agents and lawyers from the Justice Department, Secret Service, State Department and FBI.  

The force will “investigate, disrupt, and prosecute the most egregious Southeast Asian scam centers and their leaders, with a focus on Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.” 

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