More than 600 people have fled one of Myanmar's most notorious scam centers and crossed into Thailand, a Thai provincial official said Thursday, after a military raid on the compound.
Sprawling compounds where internet fraudsters target people with romance and business cons have thrived along Myanmar's loosely governed border during its civil war, sparked by a 2021 coup.
A highly publicized crackdown starting in February saw around 7,000 workers repatriated and Thailand enact a cross-border internet blockade.
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