Perspective on DOJ Indictment of Scam Compound Leader
NBC Bay Area | The Department of Justice has indicted Chen “Vincent” Zhi for leading a sophisticated crime network based in Cambodia.
The network is part of the scam industry. Zhi’s company, The Prince Group, operates scam compounds in Myanmar. These massive building complexes hold people against their will, using them as forced labor to contact potential victims to try and scam them out of money.
These are the groups sending endless scam emails, texts, and messages. Stealing billions of dollars every year, they financially victimize anyone they can — your neighbors, friends, loved ones. Operation Shamrock Founder Erin West spoke with NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai about this situation and tracking overseas scams.
“There’s a 100% guarantee that you know someone that this has happened to. It’s that ubiquitous.”
Federal officials have already seized $15B in Bitcoin from Zhi.
A former Santa Clara County Prosecutor, West has traveled to Cambodia to investigate the scam industry, spoken with people connected to the scam centers, and started the Operation Shamrock nonprofit to educate people about this type of organized crime.
Full article: Former Santa Clara County prosecutor speaks on tracking overseas scams
