Do Son 
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the takedown of a phishing website used by fraudsters in Myanmar to extort thousands of dollars from victims. According to the department, authorities seized the domain tickmilleas[.]com — a counterfeit replica of the legitimate trading platform TickMill — through which criminals persuaded individuals to invest by displaying fictitious “profitable” returns. The trail led investigators to the large-scale scam compound Tai Chang in Kyauk Htat, which international law enforcement raided three weeks earlier. This marks the third domain connected to Tai Chang that U.S. authorities have successfully disabled as part of an ongoing operation.
FBI investigators found that victims were shown fabricated deposits and artificially “growing” earnings to convince them to transfer cryptocurrency to the fake platform. Although the domains were registered only in early November 2025, agents already identified several individuals who had lost substantial sums. Fraudsters also directed victims to download associated mobile apps; following notifications to Google and Apple, a number of these applications were subsequently removed.
The seized website now displays a law enforcement banner. U.S. actions are part of a broader campaign to dismantle scam centers across Southeast Asia that collectively steal billions of dollars from Americans each year. Through the newly established Scam Center Strike Force, the FBI has deployed personnel to Bangkok, where they work alongside the Royal Thai Police to dismantle these criminal hubs — including Tai Chang, located along the Myanmar–Thailand border.
The Tai Chang compound is operated by the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), a group aligned with Myanmar’s military junta. In November, the U.S. Justice Department linked DKBA’s activities to Chinese organized crime and Thai companies that have since been sanctioned by the Treasury. The Scam Center Strike Force is tasked with disrupting the infrastructure of Chinese criminal networks and government officials in Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos who orchestrate these schemes.
According to FBI estimates, such scam centers steal roughly $10 billion from Americans annually, largely through pig-butchering schemes conducted via messaging platforms and social media. In the effort to dismantle Tai Chang, the task force also collaborated with Meta*, which removed approximately 2,000 accounts involved in the fraudulent operations.
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