Cross-Border Telecom Fraud Parks Escalate Traps: Actor Sold Three Times and 631 Arrests Signal

In January 2025, actor Wang saw a WeChat group post about a filming job in Thailand. The process appeared legitimate—production company contact, ticket booking, airport pickup. However, upon arriving in Bangkok, he was transferred to Myawaddy, Myanmar, and sold three times within four days. This case, disclosed in the documentary "The Elimination of Telecom Fraud in Northern Myanmar," reveals how overseas fraud parks have evolved from "net fishing" to "customized hunting." The Ministry of Public Security's January 2025 bulletin noted that some fraud parks are experiencing "labor shortage." Criminal groups no longer wait passively for victims; instead, they tailor scripts based on age, profession, and educational background, offering high-paying jobs, accommodation, and airfare reimbursement as lure, or trap people under the pretexts of business inspections and free tourism. The documentary reveals that in Myawaddy, trafficked persons are priced at 100,000 to 200,000 yuan depending on education level and typing speed. Wang tried "buying his way out," but was told "what we lack most is people, not money." Once inside the parks, victims face continuous exploitation, and even paying ransom offers no guarantee of release. Since July 2023, China's Ministry of Public Security launched the "Cut the Flow" special operation, cooperating with China-MyanmarMuse joint operations and China-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral efforts to crack down on Myawaddy bases. In October 2024, Cambodian authorities raided two major fraud bases in Sihanoukville, arresting 631 people within 48 hours. However, under high-pressure enforcement, the parks haven't completely disappeared. After the 2025 China-Myanmar joint crackdown, Myawaddy fraud parks showed signs of resurgence, with new parks partially completed. Notably, fraud groups are now openly recruiting through social media platforms. Facing cross-border organized crime, the Chinese government initiated an international anti-fraud alliance with 46 countries, deploying comprehensive efforts against transnational telecom fraud. Prevention tips include being wary of strangers' long-term emotional investment and overly enthusiastic travel invitations; verifying recruitment information through official systems; being cautious about high-salary, low-threshold job offers with unusual smoothness; avoiding unfamiliar links and less mainstream communication apps; informing family of travel plans and establishing rescue codes. For emergency assistance, call 96110 or 110 immediately, pay attention to 12381 warning SMS, install the National Anti-Fraud Center App, and call the Ministry of Foreign Affairs consular protection hotline 12308 when abroad.