The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey said that the U.S. law enforcement agency has dealt a “multi-million-dollar blow” to a notorious cyber scam network in Myanmar.
“My message to these criminal groups is simple: We know who you are. We know how you operate. And with our law enforcement allies, we will hunt you down and bring you to justice,” said Bailey at a briefing on “industrial-scale scam compounds, nihilistic violent extremism, and transnational narcotics trafficking” hosted by the U.S. Department of State on June 10.
Bailey announced that FBI agents working within the new U.S. Scam Center Strike Force, an interagency body established in November 2025 to disrupt criminal operations targeting Americans in Southeast Asia, have successfully dismantled the digital infrastructure of a criminal syndicate in Myanmar and seized $30 million USD in cryptocurrency.
The takedown of Tai Chang
The targeted operation directly struck the Tai Chang scam compound, also known as Shunda Park, a notorious crime hub known for orchestrating industrial-scale cryptocurrency fraud and human trafficking. It is located along the Myanmar-Thailand border in Karen State’s Min Let Pan village.
“[The FBI] works closely with the Royal Thai Police Anti-Cyber Scam Center, who are doing phenomenal work to identify, disrupt, and dismantle scam centers in Burma,” Bailey told DVB.
Two Chinese nationals face charges in the U.S. for allegedly managing the Tai Chang scam compound in Myanmar, where authorities say workers were forced to participate in cryptocurrency investment fraud scams, according to court records unsealed in Washington, D.C., on April 23.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, who announced the charges at a news conference in Washington, said the type of scam perpetrated at the compound is among the fastest-growing and most financially devastating forms of cybercrime, costing Americans billions of dollars in losses.
A new enforcement model
Huang Xing Shan and Jiang Wen Jie were charged in the U.S. with wire fraud conspiracy. The Tai Chang scam compound in Myanmar’s Myawaddy Township was seized in November 2025 by the ethnic armed group, the Karen National Union (KNU).
The two Chinese nationals were arrested by Thai authorities on immigration charges earlier this year, the U.S. records state. But it’s unclear if they will be brought to the U.S. from Thailand for prosecution.
Bailey emphasized that the ripples of these joint actions between the U.S. and Thailand are being felt far beyond the Myanmar border, permanently shrinking the safe havens available to criminal syndicates across the region and around the world.
“Those investigations impact not only Thailand, but also the neighboring countries in Asia,” Bailey concluded. “Our operational success is built on trust, and Thailand has proven to be an indispensable partner in protecting both American and regional security.”
