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Scam centers in Myanmar force Japanese teens into criminal operations

Scam centers in Myanmar force Japanese teens into criminal operations

Ellsworth Toohey
Jul 15, 2025
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Hsipaw, Shan state, Myanmar (Sam Spicer/shutterstock.com)

Japanese teenagers searching for gaming friends and overseas jobs online found themselves trapped in a criminal underworld along the Myanmar-Thailand border. Back in February, Thai police rescued a Japanese teen from a fraud operation base in Mae Sot, a western Thai border city.

The scam compounds,…

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