Myanmar Imposes Life Sentences for Crypto Scams. What is Known
Myanmar's parliament has passed a law against online fraud, introducing the death penalty for offenses such as kidnapping, unlawful detention, and torture to force individuals to work in scam centers. Life imprisonment is the maximum penalty for managing such centers and for conducting cryptocurrency fraud scams.
In recent years, Myanmar has become a major hub for online fraud in Asia, with international organizations reporting criminal networks that detain people in enclosed compounds and force them to participate in scams, including fraudulent cryptocurrency investment schemes. Reports from late 2025 indicated a transnational criminal network operating in several Asian countries, recruiting foreigners—including Russians—with false job offers in Thailand. Some Russian citizens, after "online interviews," were invited to Bangkok and then illegally trafficked into Myanmar, bypassing official border controls.
In 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on companies in Myanmar and Cambodia linked to these schemes. According to the FBI, losses from cryptocurrency fraud exceeded $11.4 billion last year.
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