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> [US] Federal prosecutors have seized $15 billion from the alleged kingpin of an operation that used imprisoned laborers to trick unsuspecting people into making investments in phony funds, often after spending months faking romantic relationships with the victims.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-29/china-executes-online...

> China has executed 11 people involved in criminal gangs in Myanmar, including online scam ringleaders. Their crimes included "intentional homicide, intentional injury, unlawful detention, fraud and casino establishment"

https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/3184205/why-china-was-so-k...

> Chen's case might prove more complicated since the US had seized a large amount of his cryptocurrency assets, but he was now in custody in China.. "If China doesn't cooperate, it will be extremely difficult for the US to investigate Chen."

“Hello, is this Anna?": Unpacking the Lifecycle of Pig-Butchering Scams [1]

[1] https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.20821

That being said, I live in a room rented to me by the company that hires me, I work for a customer service center, so it's not a construction situation. The reason the company rents us rooms is because we're not paid enough to afford normal rent.

All this means that if there's ever a ramp down, I'd be immediately jobless and homeless, which does not feel good at all...

I'm personally not too sure what anyone does about it. People left unchecked, to some degree, are awful.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-03/mass-exodus-from-camb...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2gdrvy9gjo

China executes four more Myanmar mafia members

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4e9eqz4rxo

1: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6515858-slave-girl

Weird. In Wired's own graphic of the org chart, this person appears, but he's labeled "SEA" instead of "DA HAI".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_More_Bets

It's obviously a scam and I am not replying, but I'm curious what the scam is here.