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flag Scam hubs in Myanmar’s Myawaddy, fueled by Starlink and expanding rapidly, cost Americans $10 billion in 2024.

flag Despite a February crackdown, scam centers in Myanmar’s Myawaddy region near the Thai border are rapidly expanding, with satellite and drone imagery showing new construction and heavy security at multiple compounds. flag These facilities, linked to global fraud schemes targeting Americans and others, increasingly rely on Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet, which became Myanmar’s top internet provider from July to October 2024. flag U.S. lawmakers are investigating Starlink’s role, while the Treasury has sanctioned key figures and sites. flag Americans lost an estimated $10 billion to these scams in 2024, a 66% increase from the prior year, with victims subjected to romance scams and forced labor.

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