CHINA’S CYBERSCAM CRACKDOWN PUSHED SYNDICATES TO TARGET AMERICANS, ANALYSTS SAY
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WHAT HAPPENED
Criminal syndicates increasingly turned from targeting Chinese nationals to Americans after Beijing’s 2023 crackdown on online scams in Southeast Asia, analysts said on Wednesday, triggering a global game of… “China has a huge advantage and a head start in terms of trying to protect its own citizens from scams compared to the US,” said Sue-Lin Wong, who hosts the Scam Inc.
According to News - South China Morning Post, Criminal syndicates increasingly turned from targeting Chinese nationals to Americans after Beijing’s 2023 crackdown on online scams in Southeast Asia, analysts said on Wednesday, triggering a global game of…
The available RSS description adds: “China has a huge advantage and a head start in terms of trying to protect its own citizens from scams compared to the US,” said Sue-Lin Wong, who hosts the Scam Inc.
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- News - South China Morning Post: Criminal syndicates increasingly turned from targeting Chinese nationals to Americans after Beijing’s 2023 crackdown on online scams in Southeast Asia, analysts said on Wednesday, triggering a global game of…
- News - South China Morning Post: “China has a huge advantage and a head start in terms of trying to protect its own citizens from scams compared to the US,” said Sue-Lin Wong, who hosts the Scam Inc.
- News - South China Morning Post: podcast, adding that it is “terrible for Americans who are losing a lot of money”.
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STORY TIMELINE
- 22/07/2026, 19:36 PRIMARY FEED CHINA’S CYBERSCAM CRACKDOWN PUSHED SYNDICATES TO TARGET AMERICANS, ANALYSTS SAY (News - South China Morning Post • 3 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
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