Southeast Asian Crypto Scam Centers (Operation 276)
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A coordinated international law enforcement operation announced on April 29, 2026, dismantled at least nine cryptocurrency investment fraud compounds operating across Southeast Asia and Dubai, resulting in 276 arrests and the restraint of over $701 million in cryptocurrency. The operation was led by Dubai Police in cooperation with the FBI, China's Ministry of Public Security, and Royal Thai Police, targeting 'pig-butchering' romance fraud schemes operated by three alleged criminal organizations—Ko Thet Company, Sanduo Group, and Giant Company—whose compounds employed trafficked workers held under coercive conditions. The U.S. Department of Justice charged six defendants in the Southern District of California, and separately charged two Chinese nationals for managing the Shunda compound in Myanmar; related OFAC sanctions targeted a Cambodian senator and 28 associates for protecting scam compound networks.
Connected Entities
6 entities · 28 linked investigations- DOJ Global Pig Butchering Takedown — Ko Thet / Sanduo / Giant Company→mentioned with→Kok An / Crown Resorts / Anco Brothers(80%)
- DOJ Global Pig Butchering Takedown — Ko Thet / Sanduo / Giant Company→mentioned with→Jiang Wen Jie(80%)
- DOJ Global Pig Butchering Takedown — Ko Thet / Sanduo / Giant Company→mentioned with→Sanduo Group / Giant Company(80%)
- DOJ Global Pig Butchering Takedown — Ko Thet / Sanduo / Giant Company→mentioned with→Huang Xingshan(80%)
- Huang Xingshan→mentioned with→Jiang Wen Jie(80%)
- Jiang Wen Jie→mentioned with→Huang Xingshan(80%)
- Sanduo Group / Giant Company→mentioned with→Jiang Wen Jie(80%)
- Sanduo Group / Giant Company→mentioned with→Huang Xingshan(80%)
- Southeast Asian Crypto Scam Centers (Operation 276)→mentioned with→Kok An / Crown Resorts / Anco Brothers(85%)
- Sanduo Group / Giant Company→mentioned with→DOJ Global Pig Butchering Takedown — Ko Thet / Sanduo / Giant Company(75%)
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Connected Through
5 shared actors · 28 investigationsDistinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.
- □Jiang Wen Jieorganization
- □Huang Xingshanorganization
- □Kok An / Crown Resorts / Anco Brothersorganization
- □Sanduo Group / Giant Companyorganization
Community submissions
- https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/coordinated-takedown-scam-centers-leads-least-276-arrests-alleged-managers-and-recruiters(www.justice.gov)
“DOJ official press release confirming 276 arrests, 9 dismantled scam centers, and $701M in cryptocurrency restrained — major new enforcement action against known pig-butchering operation network”
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Timeline(12 events)
2024
FBI launches Operation Level Up, a proactive victim-identification and notification initiative targeting active pig-butchering victims.
FBI2025
Shunda Park compound in Min Let Pan, Myanmar, begins operating pig-butchering fraud under alleged management of Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie.
ScamWatchHQ / DOJNovember 2025
Shunda Park compound is seized by Karen National Liberation Army forces in Myanmar, disrupting its operations.
ScamWatchHQNovember 2025
DOJ Scam Center Strike Force formally launched to prosecute Chinese organized crime syndicates operating Southeast Asian scam centers.
DOJ / CybernewsMarch 2026
President Trump signs executive order directing agencies to dismantle foreign-backed fraud and cybercrime networks targeting Americans, providing OFAC authority basis for forthcoming sanctions.
U.S. TreasuryMarch 2026
Federal grand jury in Southern District of California returns indictment against Thet Min Nyi and a fugitive co-defendant on wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges related to the Ko Thet Company.
IRS CI / DOJApril 2026
Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie arrested by Thai authorities on immigration charges while in Thailand.
ScamWatchHQ / BloombergApril 2026
Criminal complaints filed in Southern District of California charging Andreas Chandra, Wiliang Awang, Lisa Mariam, and fugitive co-defendants for Sanduo Group and Giant Company fraud schemes.
IRS CI / DOJ23 April 2026
DOJ Scam Center Strike Force unseals charges against Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie for managing the Shunda compound in Myanmar. Telegram recruitment channel (@pogojobhiring2023, 6,000+ followers) seized. 503 fake investment domains seized.
DOJ / Chainalysis24 April 2026
U.S. Treasury OFAC designates Cambodian Senator Kok An and 28 associated individuals and entities, including Crown Resorts, K99 Group, Bolai, and Heng Feng Cambodia Bank, under the March 2026 executive order.
U.S. Treasury24 April 2026
U.S. Department of State announces $10 million reward for information leading to financial disruption of the Tai Chang scam centers in Burma's Karen State.
U.S. Department of State29 April 2026
Dubai Police, FBI, China's Ministry of Public Security, and Royal Thai Police announce the coordinated dismantlement of nine scam compounds and 276 arrests. Over $701.9 million in cryptocurrency restrained. San Diego charges against six defendants unsealed.
DOJ / IRS CIDecision Log
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- slot 423210212 · hash D5h97FN6zkUo6JfHZCVRGwRdDVqyDBPe5NTbLTZDdTkF
- slot 423089054 · hash 7iT9UmNFx4JQgAjPEzsMRpxQYHSFz7YomaLjQt5HQyak
- slot 423089050 · hash 2nBLyEFFrRnvGHCc6eWpbRN9zWt5j8mb8i88wuTGPCn4
- slot 421450351 · hash 3ZTWhYxquPdkDMjY6HS7k2yqY2KRhZSMxcmLDSPgNjcH
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (5 decisions). 22 of 23 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 5/22/2026, 4:00:16 PM
last updated: 7/25/2026, 10:30:03 AM
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