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Redazione RHC : 8 December 2025 10:39
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the shutdown of a phishing website used by scammers in Myanmar to steal thousands of dollars from victims. According to the department, the domain tickmilleasas[.]com was seized. It was a fake copy of the legitimate TickMill trading platform, through which scammers convinced people to invest by demonstrating fictitious, “profitable” investments.
The resource was traced to a large fraudulent complex, Tai Chang, in Kyaukhat, which international law enforcement raided three weeks ago. This is the third domain associated with Tai Chang that US authorities have shut down as part of the ongoing operation.
The FBI determined that victims were shown fake deposits and artificially “inflated” returns to convince them to transfer cryptocurrency to the fake platform. Although the domains were only registered in early November 2025, special agents were able to identify several victims who had already lost significant amounts . Furthermore, the scammers encouraged people to download related apps, and after warning them, some of them were removed.
The seized website now features a law enforcement banner. The US measures are part of a broader campaign to combat scam centers in Southeast Asia, which steal billions of dollars from Americans each year. Through the newly formed Scam Center Strike Force, the FBI has deployed agents to Bangkok, where they are working with the Royal Thai Police to dismantle these centers, including Tai Chang, located on the Myanmar-Thailand border.
The Tai Chang complex is run by the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) , a group allied with Myanmar ‘s military government. In November, the U.S. Department of Justice linked the DKBA’s activities to Chinese organized crime and Thai companies, now subject to Treasury sanctions. The Scam Center Strike Force aims to dismantle the infrastructure of Chinese criminal networks and the officials in Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos behind these organizations.
The FBI estimates that similar scammers steal approximately $10 billion from Americans annually, primarily through hog slaughter schemes via messaging and social media. As part of Operation Tai Chang, the group also collaborated with Meta*, which deleted approximately 2,000 accounts involved in the fraudulent operations.
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