The UN reveals that call center scams will defraud victims in Asia of over $8.8 billion by 2568, urging the use of AI to upgrade scam tactics and relocate operations to countries with weak laws.

Sri Lanka has become a new target for call center gangs following a crackdown in Cambodia, leveraging its strong digital infrastructure.

Amnesty International reveals Cambodia's failure to crack down on call center gangs, finding an increase in scam centers to 86 from 53 the previous year, despite a year-long crackdown.

Malaysia has dismantled a transnational call center gang, arresting 187 suspects of 9 nationalities, including Thai, and seizing luxury condominiums, luxury cars, gold, cryptocurrencies, and numerous digital devices.

The Cambodian economy is shaken after the US and UK imposed sanctions on call center gangs. The measures have expanded to cover multiple business sectors, increasing regulatory pressure on investors.

The Royal Thai Police, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Labour reiterated the success achieved following discussions with the United States, and are moving forward with intensifying efforts to combat human trafficking and call center scams. They are preparing to launch the “Shield” system for real-time exchange of information and money trails with international partners.

Cambodia has approved a draft law to combat online fraud, imposing harsh penalties on ringleaders and call center networks, with a maximum prison sentence of life.

China is pushing forward with its crackdown on cybercrime, executing a suspect in the Ming family network involved in a call center scam in Myanmar.

Myanmar expands crackdown on online fraud in Myawaddy-Shwe Kokko, arrests 346 foreign workers and seizes nearly 10,000 mobile phones

The NBTC office and police raided a call center gang base in the Northeastern region, where they found SIM boxes and other fraudulent devices.