“I Wasn’t Just Scammed — I Was Slowly KILLED”
I speak as one of the countless VICTIMS whose lives were shattered by Chinese-led online scam syndicates operating from Myanmar and Southeast Asia. These were not petty thieves. These were organized criminals who destroyed families, drained life savings, and drove people to suicide, illness, and death — all while hiding behind computer screens and fake romance.
China has now executed 11 convicted SCAMMERS linked to these online scam centres in Myanmar. According to Chinese state media, they were put to death after being sentenced by a court in Wenzhou in September. The executions were approved by China’s Supreme People’s Court, which confirmed that the evidence of crimes committed since 2015 was “conclusive and sufficient.”
Their crimes were not “just fraud.” They included intentional homicide, unlawful detention, severe physical injury, large-scale financial fraud, and running illegal casinos. These SCAMMERS didn’t just steal money — they stole lives.
Romance Was the Bait. Death Was the Outcome.
I was one of the many VICTIMS targeted through fake romantic relationships and cryptocurrency investment scams — what the world now calls “pig-butchering.” These scam centres flourished in Myanmar’s lawless borderlands, expanding from targeting Chinese speakers to preying on victims across the world, in multiple languages.
Some of the people running these scams were willing criminals. Others were trafficked and forced to work. But the leaders — the masterminds — knew exactly what they were doing.
The “Ming Family Criminal Group” Killed Without Weapons
Among those executed were members of the “Ming family criminal group”, a syndicate whose operations directly contributed to the deaths of 14 Chinese citizens and severe injuries to many others. They never pulled a trigger — but their actions killed people all the same.
Fraud operations in Myanmar alone extracted billions of dollars from victims worldwide. Every dollar stolen represented sleepless nights, broken families, ruined retirements, and in many cases, suicide.
China Didn’t Look Away. China Acted.
While the world debated human rights and jurisdiction, China chose action. Beijing intensified cooperation with Thailand and Myanmar, forcing crackdowns on scam compounds and repatriating thousands of suspects to face justice.
The death sentences were not rushed. They were reviewed, approved, and carried out under China’s highest judicial authority.
Five additional SCAMMERS received death sentences with two-year reprieves.
Another 23 criminals were sentenced to prison terms ranging from five years to life.
This was not symbolic justice. This was accountability.
Myanmar Looked Away — Until China Forced Its Hand
Myanmar’s military government has long been accused of protecting these scam centres. Only after intense pressure from Beijing did it begin publicized crackdowns — many of them widely seen as staged propaganda meant to reduce pressure without hurting profits.
In October, more than 2,000 people were arrested at KK Park, one of the most notorious scam hubs near the Thai border.
Experts confirm that many of these centres are run by Chinese-led crime syndicates, working hand-in-hand with Myanmar militias that profit from chaos and war.
The Scale of Human Destruction Is Massive
According to the United Nations, up to 120,000 people may be trapped working in scam centres in Myanmar alone.
Another 100,000 are believed to be trapped in Cambodia.
Thousands more are scattered across Southeast Asia.
These are industrial-scale fraud factories.
COVID Turned Casinos Into Crime Empires
After COVID-19 shut down legitimate businesses, many Chinese-owned casinos and hotels in Cambodia pivoted to scam operations. Entire buildings were converted into fraud centres, where tens of thousands of workers ran online romance scams targeting victims across Europe, the US, and beyond.
This industry steals tens of billions of dollars every year.
The World Is Still Too Soft on SCAMMERS
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime has warned that cyber-scam networks are spreading globally — into Africa, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific Islands.
In October, the United States and United Kingdom finally imposed sanctions on the Cambodia-based Prince Group network, which ran scam centres across the region.
But sanctions don’t bring victims back to life.
How to Deal With Scams — The China Way
China has shown the world one thing clearly:
If you destroy lives on an industrial scale, you will be destroyed by the law.
These SCAMMERS indirectly killed hundreds. They drove people to suicide, illness, and total ruin. China did not call them “misguided.” China called them what they were: killers.
A Message From a Victim to the World
I say this not out of vengeance, but truth:
If you kill people — even indirectly — you do not deserve to live freely.
Cyber-fraud is not a white-collar crime. It is psychological murder.
China didn’t teach mercy.
China taught consequences.
Final Warning
To governments still hesitating:
Every delay creates more VICTIMS.
Every soft sentence empowers more SCAMMERS.
This is how you deal with those who destroy lives.
This is the China way.