{"id":14650,"date":"2025-12-03T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=asia&#038;p=14650"},"modified":"2025-12-03T07:39:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:39:46","slug":"myanmar-police-demolish-scam-compounds-as-shwe-kokkos-online-fraud-empire-comes-under-fire","status":"publish","type":"asia","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/asia\/myanmar-police-demolish-scam-compounds-as-shwe-kokkos-online-fraud-empire-comes-under-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar police demolish scam compounds as Shwe Kokko\u2019s online fraud empire comes under fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Myanmar has stepped up its crackdown on cyber fraud and illegal online gambling, with police and military units demolishing <strong>almost 300 buildings<\/strong> in and around the notorious border hub of <strong>Shwe Kokko<\/strong>, long branded Southeast Asia\u2019s \u201cscam capital\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/impactful-accelerate-your-brand-with-mundovideo-ads.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/impactful-accelerate-your-brand-with-mundovideo-ads.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/impactful-accelerate-your-brand-with-mundovideo-ads-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/impactful-accelerate-your-brand-with-mundovideo-ads-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to local authorities, inspections began in November targeting compounds used for <strong>online scam operations<\/strong>, many of them fronting as casino or entertainment complexes along the Thai\u2013Myanmar border. Government statements say more than <strong>100 illegal buildings have already been razed<\/strong>, with dozens more sealed, confiscated or marked for demolition in the coming days as part of an ongoing campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/myanmar-police-demolish-scam-compounds-as-shwe-kokkos-online-fraud-empire-comes-under-fire2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/myanmar-police-demolish-scam-compounds-as-shwe-kokkos-online-fraud-empire-comes-under-fire2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/myanmar-police-demolish-scam-compounds-as-shwe-kokkos-online-fraud-empire-comes-under-fire2-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/myanmar-police-demolish-scam-compounds-as-shwe-kokkos-online-fraud-empire-comes-under-fire2-768x520.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shwe Kokko emerged from 2017 as a private \u201cnew city\u201d development, promoted by Chinese-backed Yatai International as a casino destination. In practice, the area evolved into a major hub for <strong>crypto investment scams, illegal online casinos and telecom fraud<\/strong>, run by transnational criminal networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rights groups and UN reports have repeatedly warned that these scam centres operate on the back of <strong>human trafficking and forced labour<\/strong>. Victims from across Asia are lured with offers of high-paying tech jobs, then coerced into running romance scams and \u201cpig-butchering\u201d investment frauds targeting victims worldwide. The UN estimates at least <strong>120,000 people in Myanmar<\/strong> are being held in such compounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/myanmar-police-demolish-scam-compounds-as-shwe-kokkos-online-fraud-empire-comes-under-fire3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/myanmar-police-demolish-scam-compounds-as-shwe-kokkos-online-fraud-empire-comes-under-fire3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/myanmar-police-demolish-scam-compounds-as-shwe-kokkos-online-fraud-empire-comes-under-fire3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/myanmar-police-demolish-scam-compounds-as-shwe-kokkos-online-fraud-empire-comes-under-fire3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The current wave of demolitions follows intense <strong>diplomatic pressure from China and other governments<\/strong>, frustrated by the volume of fraud against their citizens. It also comes after high-profile raids on the similarly infamous <strong>KK Park<\/strong> complex, where authorities claim to have destroyed more than 200 buildings and detained over 12,000 undocumented foreign workers since October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/asia\/thousands-rescued-from-myanmar-scam-compounds-face-dire-conditions-in-thai-detention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thousands Rescued from Myanmar Scam Compounds Face Dire Conditions in Thai Detention<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, analysts caution that the offensive may be <strong>more cosmetic than structural<\/strong>. Satellite imagery and investigative reporting suggest that only portions of some compounds have been levelled, while much of the infrastructure and many scam operators simply relocate to other loosely governed border zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, Myanmar\u2019s campaign sends a signal to the region\u2019s booming scam economy. 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