Scam Compound Locations
Discover documented scam compounds and their locations. Each section represents a verified compound with detailed information about operations, scale, and impact.
No Compounds Found
Check back later for updated compound information.
Criminal Activities in Compounds
Explore various scam activities and their impact. Each crime provides insights into different types of their violence and exploitation.
Human Trafficking
Many victims of human trafficking are deceived by fake job offers or by an acquaintance, then kidnapped and transported by armed convoys into scam compounds. Each person is sold for 15,000–45,000 USD, turning human lives into mere commodities in a brutal criminal trade.
Forced Labor
Inside the compounds, victims are kept under strict surveillance and subjected to relentless coercion. They are forced to work 16–20 hours a day running online fraud schemes. Any failure to meet performance quotas results in inhuman torture and brutal punishment.
Violent Crimes
Terrorist controlling the compounds subject victims to extreme violence and inhumane torture, Victims report being brutally beaten, deprived of sleep, electroshocked, locked in water cells, having their fingers crushed, and enduring severe assaults and abuse. Solitary confinement and prolonged imprisonment in water dungeons are used to break their spirit and body.
Kidnapping
Through kidnappings at border regions and armed convoys, tens of thousands of people from dozens of different countries are forcibly trafficked into scam compounds. Every month, up to several thousand new victims are delivered into these terror-controlled zones, fueling a continuous cycle of exploitation and violence.
Murder
Within the Scam Compounds, countless victims are brutally murdered or permanently maimed each day. Reports describe people being beaten to death, buried alive, or killed for organ trafficking. Shocking evidence has surfaced across Cambodia and the Thai–Myanmar border, with bodies repeatedly found floating in rivers along the Cambodia and Thai–Myanmar borders.
Female & Minor
Young women and minors make up 20–30% of those trapped in the compounds, with many victims between 14 and 18 years old. Sexual violence is rampant—dozens of assaults occur daily, with women and girls suffering the most severe abuse.
Victims
These images show the real faces behind the statistics. Each represents a person who has been affected by scam compound operations.
Content Warning
This story contains sensitive information about human trafficking and exploitation.
Understanding the Criminal Network
Learn about the sophisticated operations behind human trafficking, scam compounds, and financial fraud. Each step reveals how these criminal networks operate and exploit vulnerable individuals.
Human Trafficking Operations
The systematic process of recruiting, transporting, and exploiting victims for forced labor in cyber fraud operations.
Deception
Human trafficking into scam compounds generates enormous profits—$15,000 to $50,000 for each victim sold. The deception tactics have grown increasingly sophisticated, ranging from fake job offers to elaborate scams that lure, kidnap, and traffic people into Hundreds of compounds.
Armed Escort
Armed escort is a critical stage of human trafficking into scam compounds. Traffickers carry guns and weapons to kidnap and control victims, ensuring their delivery to the compounds. Along the way, victims are often transferred between multiple vehicles and routes to evade tracking and interception.
Guarantee Group
In Cambodia, companies such as HaoWang(好旺), tudou(土豆) and huionepay(汇旺), act as 'guarantee groups' in Telegram for scam syndicates. A large number of human-trafficking transactions are conducted through Telegram-based escrow platforms, where victims are treated as commodities. Payments are typically settled in USDT, and the annual transaction volume from these human-trafficking deals is estimated at billions of dollars.
Violence and Abuse
During armed transfers, some victims attempt to escape, only to face bounty hunts and brutal recapture. Many regions are filled with informants tied to the compounds, making escape nearly impossible. Those who resist fiercely are often beaten to death in public as a warning to others, reinforcing the cycle of fear and control.