缅甸妙瓦底的诈骗中心在星链的推动下迅速扩张，到 2024 年将使美国人损失 100 亿美元。 Scam hubs in Myanmar’s Myawaddy, fueled by Starlink and expanding rapidly, cost Americans $10 billion in 2024.

尽管二月遭到镇压, 但泰国边境附近的缅甸Myawaddy地区的诈骗中心正在迅速扩张, 卫星和无人机图像显示, 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. 这些设施与针对美国人和其他人的全球欺诈计划相关联,它们越来越依赖Elon Musk的Starlink卫星互联网,后者在2024年7月至10月期间成为缅甸最大的互联网服务提供商。 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. 美国立法者正在调查Starlink的角色, 而财政部则制裁关键人物和网站。 U.S. lawmakers are investigating Starlink’s role, while the Treasury has sanctioned key figures and sites. 2024年,美国人在这些骗局中损失了大约100亿美元,比上一年增加了66%,受害者遭受了浪漫骗局和强迫劳动。 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.