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Fake Police Sign, Gandhi Photo: How Scammers In Cambodia "Arrested' Indians
Fake signboards with logos of the Mumbai police and CBI, with pictures of Mahatma Gandhi and BR Ambedkar on either side, were found inside an abandoned compound used by scammers for "digital arrest" operations in Cambodia.
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Inside The Ming Clan: A Family Built A Scam Empire And Paid With Their Lives
Eleven members of the Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centres in Myanmar, have been executed by China, state media reported on Thursday.
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China Executes 11 Members Of Ming Family Crime Gang Over Billion-Dollar Scam
China has executed 11 people linked to notorious online scam centres in Myanmar, as it intensifies its crackdown on frauds targeting its citizens. Another 23 suspects were given prison sentences ranging from five years to life.
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Over 6,700 Indians, Lured By Scam Centres, Rescued From Cambodia, Myanmar
The Centre on Thursday informed the Parliament that it has taken notice of instances of dubious firms involved in fake recruitment job offers.
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SpaceX Cuts Starlink Service To Over 2,500 Devices At Myanmar Scam Centres
SpaceX has cut service to more than 2,500 Starlink internet devices at Myanmar scam centres, a company executive said on October 22, after AFP revealed that their use had exploded in the illicit industry.
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Images Show Myanmar Scam Hub Largely Standing Despite Crackdown
A declared military crackdown has left some destruction at a major scam compound in Myanmar, satellite images analysed by AFP show, but most buildings are still standing in pictures taken up to Sunday.
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270 Indians Who Fled From Myanmar Scam Centre Probed By Central Agencies
Indian investigating agencies questioned the Indian nationals who were brought back home from Thailand, days after they fled to the Thai border town of Mae Sot from a notorious scam centre in Myanmar following a crackdown.
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Why Scam Centres In Southeast Asia Are On The Rise Despite Crackdowns
It's estimated that at least 120,000 people across Myanmar may be held in situations where they are forced to work on online scams, with another 100,000 people in Cambodia.
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500 Indians Cross Over To Thailand From Myanmar After Scam Centres Raid
Nearly 500 Indian nationals crossed into Thailand following a crackdown on some notorious scam centres in Myanmar and India is working with Thai authorities to fly them home after completing the legal process.
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Explainer: What Are Southeast Asia's Scam Centres And Why Are They Being Dismantled?
Scam centres that operated along the Thai-Myanmar border for years have drawn fresh attention after the high-profile abduction and release of a Chinese actor in Thailand.
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Electrocuted, Whipped, Tortured: The Reality Of Southeast Asia Scam Centres
An untold number of Africans are trafficked to Southeast Asia and forced to work in scam centres far from home.
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8 Indians Rescued From Myanmar Scam Centre
Eight Indian nationals, victims of a scam centre in Hpa Lu, Myawaddy, were successfully rescued and handed over to Myanmar police and immigration authorities yesterday.
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Coalgate: Essar Group was in Touch With Former Finance Minister Over Coal Block Allocations, NGO Alleges in Court
The Essar Group was allegedly in touch with the then Finance Minister over the issue of Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted by the erstwhile UPA government for clearances on coal allocation issues, a non-governmental organisation has said in a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court.
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Centre should concede Opposition's demand for JPC, says Nitish
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said the Centre should concede the Opposition's demand for a JPC probe into the 2G spectrum scam. "The demand for a JPC inquiry is of the entire opposition... it should be fulfilled," Kumar said here. "There has been tradition in the country for constituting the J...
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Fake Police Sign, Gandhi Photo: How Scammers In Cambodia "Arrested' Indians
Fake signboards with logos of the Mumbai police and CBI, with pictures of Mahatma Gandhi and BR Ambedkar on either side, were found inside an abandoned compound used by scammers for "digital arrest" operations in Cambodia.
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Inside The Ming Clan: A Family Built A Scam Empire And Paid With Their Lives
Eleven members of the Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centres in Myanmar, have been executed by China, state media reported on Thursday.
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China Executes 11 Members Of Ming Family Crime Gang Over Billion-Dollar Scam
China has executed 11 people linked to notorious online scam centres in Myanmar, as it intensifies its crackdown on frauds targeting its citizens. Another 23 suspects were given prison sentences ranging from five years to life.
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Over 6,700 Indians, Lured By Scam Centres, Rescued From Cambodia, Myanmar
The Centre on Thursday informed the Parliament that it has taken notice of instances of dubious firms involved in fake recruitment job offers.
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SpaceX Cuts Starlink Service To Over 2,500 Devices At Myanmar Scam Centres
SpaceX has cut service to more than 2,500 Starlink internet devices at Myanmar scam centres, a company executive said on October 22, after AFP revealed that their use had exploded in the illicit industry.
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Images Show Myanmar Scam Hub Largely Standing Despite Crackdown
A declared military crackdown has left some destruction at a major scam compound in Myanmar, satellite images analysed by AFP show, but most buildings are still standing in pictures taken up to Sunday.
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270 Indians Who Fled From Myanmar Scam Centre Probed By Central Agencies
Indian investigating agencies questioned the Indian nationals who were brought back home from Thailand, days after they fled to the Thai border town of Mae Sot from a notorious scam centre in Myanmar following a crackdown.
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Why Scam Centres In Southeast Asia Are On The Rise Despite Crackdowns
It's estimated that at least 120,000 people across Myanmar may be held in situations where they are forced to work on online scams, with another 100,000 people in Cambodia.
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500 Indians Cross Over To Thailand From Myanmar After Scam Centres Raid
Nearly 500 Indian nationals crossed into Thailand following a crackdown on some notorious scam centres in Myanmar and India is working with Thai authorities to fly them home after completing the legal process.
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Explainer: What Are Southeast Asia's Scam Centres And Why Are They Being Dismantled?
Scam centres that operated along the Thai-Myanmar border for years have drawn fresh attention after the high-profile abduction and release of a Chinese actor in Thailand.
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Electrocuted, Whipped, Tortured: The Reality Of Southeast Asia Scam Centres
An untold number of Africans are trafficked to Southeast Asia and forced to work in scam centres far from home.
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8 Indians Rescued From Myanmar Scam Centre
Eight Indian nationals, victims of a scam centre in Hpa Lu, Myawaddy, were successfully rescued and handed over to Myanmar police and immigration authorities yesterday.
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Coalgate: Essar Group was in Touch With Former Finance Minister Over Coal Block Allocations, NGO Alleges in Court
The Essar Group was allegedly in touch with the then Finance Minister over the issue of Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted by the erstwhile UPA government for clearances on coal allocation issues, a non-governmental organisation has said in a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court.
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Centre should concede Opposition's demand for JPC, says Nitish
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said the Centre should concede the Opposition's demand for a JPC probe into the 2G spectrum scam. "The demand for a JPC inquiry is of the entire opposition... it should be fulfilled," Kumar said here. "There has been tradition in the country for constituting the J...
