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Myanmar Militia Says Ready To Deport 10,000 Cyber Scam Workers

An ethnic militia in Myanmar said it is preparing to deport up to 10,000 people working in illegal cyber scam compounds along its border areas (Credit: AFP)

A Myanmar ethnic militia said on Saturday it was preparing to deport 10,000 people linked to cyber scams in the area it controls to Thailand as part of a crackdown on the illicit compounds.

Scam compounds have mushroomed in Myanmar's borderlands and are staffed by foreigners who are often trafficked and forced to work, swindling people around the world in an industry analysts say is worth billions of dollars.

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