Scam Center Strike Force Takes Major Actions Against Southeast Asian Scam Centers Targeting Americans
Charges Against Two Chinese Nationals, $700 Million in Cryptocurrency Restrained, and Seizures of Telegram Channel and 503 Scam Websites Are Latest Milestones
By News on the Net -- United States Attorney's Office & US Attorney Pirro—— Bio and Archives--April 23, 2026
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Today, I announced major actions against Southeast Asian scam centers defrauding Americans.
Today’s actions:
• 2 Chinese nationals charged
• Telegram channel used to lure victims shut down
• 503 scam websites seized
• $700M+ in illicit crypto restrained
These networks have stolen billions from Americans.
Under President Trump’s leadership, these operations are being disrupted and the crackdown is just beginning.
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice, through U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Criminal Division, together with its partners, today announced a series of coordinated actions by the Scam Center Strike Force against Southeast Asian criminal organizations operating scam centers that have defrauded Americans of billions of dollars.
The Scam Center Strike Force’s actions include criminal charges against two Chinese nationals who managed a cryptocurrency investment fraud compound in Burma and attempted to open another compound in Cambodia, the seizure of a Telegram messaging app channel used to recruit human trafficking victims to a scam compound in Cambodia in order to work a law enforcement impersonation scam, and the seizure of 503 fake investment websites, among other actions.
Additionally, the Strike Force has continued to identify funds involved in money laundering from scam centers, seeking to seize and forfeit the same, and collectively the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Department’s Criminal Division, and their partners have restrained more than $700 million in cryptocurrency alleged to be tied to money laundering from cryptocurrency scams.
Also today, in a coordinated interagency action, the Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against Cambodian scam center operators, and the Department of State announced rewards for information leading to the seizure or recovery of proceeds related to the Tai Chang scam center in Burma.
Today, I announced major actions against Southeast Asian scam centers defrauding Americans.
— US Attorney Pirro (@USAttyPirro)April 23, 2026
Today’s actions:
• 2 Chinese nationals charged
• Telegram channel used to lure victims shut down
• 503 scam websites seized
• $700M+ in illicit crypto restrained
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