Overview

• MHA data shows Indians lost about ₹1,000 crore each month to frauds linked to networks in Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand between January and May.
• I4C analysis identified 45 high-security compounds in Cambodia, five in Laos and one in Myanmar where trafficked workers, including over 5,000 Indians, are forced into stock trading, digital arrest and task-based scams.
• MEA-led talks secured Cambodian agreement to share exact geocoordinates of the identified hubs, laying the groundwork for coordinated raids on operations reportedly run by Chinese nationals.
• The CBI has filed FIRs against point-of-sale agents in several states for issuing ghost SIM cards that feed the syndicates’ recruitment and scam infrastructure.
• Investigations have traced major recruitment networks to Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, highlighting gaps in domestic enforcement and digital literacy.