ABC7 | A caller told a mother that they’d kidnapped her daughter. And they said they had proof. She heard her daughter’s panicked voice.

Press Release: The Select Committee on China has released a new investigation exposing a China-linked scam center network that has defrauded Americans of at least $10 billion annually.

Operation Shamrock’s Erin West testified about the scam industry before The House Select Committee on China on May 19, 2026.

Coindesk | The largest bitcoin ATM operator in North America, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Bitcoin Depot has blamed state regulations and enforcement for making its business model unsustainable.

Singapore Police Force | In a joint operation with five major banks, the Singapore Police Force Anti-Scam Centre used robotic process automation (RPA) for upstream detection of potential scam victims.

KTVU Fox 2 | Santa Clara County has sued Meta, alleging that the company knowingly promotes and profits from billions of fraudulent ads, generating an estimated $7 billion in scam ad revenue every year.

The Wilson Center | Distinguished Fellow Ken Westbrook advocates prioritizing transnational cybercrime as a core bilateral priority for the United States and China.

Reuters | Home to Silicon Valley, Santa Clara County filed a lawsuit alleging that Meta is in violation of state false advertising and unfair business practices laws by profiting from ads that promote scams.

404 Media | Journalist Joe Cox obtained a copy of the “Haotian AI,” deepfake software that scammers use to turn their face into anyone else’s face in real time.

Dark Economy | The story of a Ugandan man who escaped human trafficking to Myanmar illustrates how organized crime used modern slavery to turn scams into a massive revenue stream.

Associated Press | Ugandan authorities have detained dozens of foreigners in a crackdown on illegal migration that officials suggest was linked to human trafficking and cyberscam operations.

UNODC | The Philippines has improved policies and procedures to enforce regulations banning offshore gaming operators (POGOs) often used as cover for scam compounds.

Sumsub | Operation Shamrock investigates the heart of the scam industry. Erin explores compounds, finds new ones, and meets a trafficking victim forced to scam under threat of violence.

PBS | Rulings could require Meta and other social media platforms to increase user protections and make other changes to the management of their platforms.

Channel 3000 News | Following an investigation by Wisconsin’s Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, a judge has authorized the freezing and seizure of stablecoin funds held in digital wallets.

The Guardian | A jury in New Mexico found that Meta misled consumers over safety and enabled harm — including sexual exploitation of children — against users.

DW | Cambodian authorities claim that they’ve cut scam compound activity in half. But do the claims match reality?

Huntress | Hear a trafficking survivor’s firsthand story of life in a scam compound where he was forced to scam people. Learn how scams work and what you can do to stay safe.

Cyber Scam Monitor | #8 Park, also known as Legend Park, has been linked to the Prince Group and the Huione Group, key players in Cambodia's online scam industry.

WIRED | Estimates show that the use of crypto in human trafficking nearly doubled in 2025. Andy Greenberg reports that many of the deals happen in plain sight.

Elliptic | Although recent sanctions and law enforcement actions have disrupted scam compound activity in Cambodia, they haven’t stopped it. You may just have to look harder to find it.

WIRED | It began with a message in a journalist’s inbox. A computer engineer from India was in a scam compound, forced to work 15-hour shifts running scams.

WIRED | A man trapped inside an industrial-scale scam compound contacted journalist Andy Greenberg. He wanted to work with Greenberg to expose his captors’ crimes.

Blue Dragon | Teams documented the scale of organized crime and human trafficking in Cambodia. Despite publicized crackdowns, the scam industry is strong — and growing.

US Senate Special Committee on Aging | The hearing highlights large-scale online fraud operations that steal billions from Americans and discusses solutions to address them.

Finextra | Crime organizations take full advantage of generative AI tools to run their operations at massive scale.

KHOU-11 | It looked like a typical text alert from her bank warning her of suspicious charges on her account. She replied “no,” and the scammers got to work.

Europol | The Spanish National Police, working with the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office, disrupted operations of the “Black Axe” international criminal organization.

Business Insider | The FBI reports that scammers stole more than $333 million from victims using Bitcoin ATM fraud in 2025.

The Diplomat | Jacob Sims writes that Western strategic missteps, absent U.N. accountability, a gutted civil society, and Thai aggression are providing cover for a Hun Sen’s weakened leadership.