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Burma’s government approved the death penalty as punishment for internet scammers just months after the FBI<\/a> announced a sweeping $8 billion crackdown on scam networks coming from the country, according to the country’s state-backed media.<\/p>\n

The Anti-Online Scam Law passed the country’s parliament on Tuesday, green lighting the death penalty for anyone who participates in a scam that in which they “commit violence, torture, unlawfully arrest or detain, or treat any person in a cruel manner,” according to<\/a> The Global New Light of Myanmar, a media outlet jointly operated by a private company and the country’s Ministry of the Interior.<\/p>\n

Burma, also known as Myanmar, has become ground zero for digital scams, with criminals often recruiting migrants<\/a> from other Asian countries<\/a> with promises of legitimate work only to imprison them and force them to conduct the scams.<\/p>\n

In May the FBI announced<\/a> a massive crackdown on a criminal network in Burma known as the “Democratic Karen Benevolent Army.” The operation resulted in the seizure of 127,000 Bitcoin, worth over $8 billion as of July.<\/p>\n

FBI BRINGS ALLEGED CHINA-LINKED HACKER TO US IN RARE EXTRADITION AS PATEL DEFENDS ITALY TRIP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The scammers, who allegedly have ties to Chinese organized crime<\/a>, had been specifically targeting Americans<\/a> in their operations, extracting over $3 million from one elderly American, the FBI previously told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

In 2025, Chinese, Thai<\/a> and Burmese authorities liberated more than 7,000 people from locked compounds in Burma.<\/p>\n

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While the new Anti-Online Scam Law only mandates the death penalty for offenses that lead to another person’s death, the law mandates 10-years in prison for any instance of forced labor in relation to cybercrime<\/a><\/p>\n

The law’s approval also comes two days before the United Nations<\/a> International Organization for Migration’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. This year the international body will commemorate the day<\/a> on July 30 under the theme “Trapped Behind the Scam.”<\/p>\n

“People trapped in scam compounds are victims of trafficking, forced to commit crimes through violence, threats and coercion. They deserve protection, not punishment,” IOM Director General Amy Pope said in a statement. “We must work together to support survivors, stop traffickers and close the gaps these criminal networks exploit. No country can tackle this alone.”<\/p>\n

The United Nations<\/a> estimate that South Pacific scams resulted in the loss of over $114 billion in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/burma-approves-death-penalty-scammers-months-after-fbi-8-billion-crypto-crackdown <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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