SpaceX Disables 2,500 Starlink Terminals Used by Asian Scam Centers
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Summary
SpaceX has disabled approximately 2,500 Starlink terminals that were allegedly being used by Asian scam centers operating in border regions. These centers, described as "fraud factories," reportedly use Starlink internet service despite it not being officially allowed in Myanmar. The scam operations involve human trafficking, forced labor, and violence, with workers from Asia and Africa being forced to work around the clock on phone and internet scams. The article highlights how technology intended for global connectivity is being exploited by criminal enterprises for fraudulent activities.
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Freed workers from Asia, Africa and elsewhere showed AFP journalists the scars and bruises of beatings they said were inflicted by their bosses
They said they had been forced to work around the clock, trawling for victims for a plethora of phone and Internet scams
The border region fraud factories are typically run by Chinese crimi
Starlink not allowed in Myanmar, but scammers reportedly use it 'on a huge scale'
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