fascinating history of the rise and fall of one of the world's top scam lords operating out of #Cambodia, Prince Group CEO Chen Zhi from one of the incredibly brave Cambodian reporters on the ground who've been tracking the takeover of the country by Chinese organized crime, funded by crypto scams.

Zhi was just arrested and extradited (to china) and the US government seized $13 billion worth of his #bitcoin a few months ago (China got the man, US got the bitcoins).

#PrinceGroup and the massive #pigbutchering cyberscam slave compounds Chen Zhi operated are among the biggest users of #Tether's #stablecoin #USDT on Trump business partner #JustinSun's blockchain #Tron.

https://huangyan.substack.com/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-chen-zhi

#ChenZhi #PrinceGroup #HuionePay #HuioneGuarantee #crypto #uspol #vietnam #Myanmar #infosec #scam #scams #fraud #corruption #asean #organizedcrime #PhnomPenh #HunSen #mafia #chineseMafia #Sihanoukville

If confirmed, Chen’s arrest and deportation would mark a significant escalation in international cooperation against crypto-enabled crime—and a signal that Southeast Asia is no longer a safe harbor for alleged financial kingpins

#China #Scam #PrinceGroup #ChenZhi #Cambodia #MarketInsider

https://marketinsider.net/cambodia-detains-prince-group-founder-chen-zhi-in-high-profile-china-deportation/

this story about Benjamin Mauerberger, a south african #crypto bro and card carrying member of the chinese #mafia who made so much money via #pigbutchering and other crypto scams that he managed to co-opt a large part of #Thailand's government (to say nothing of #Cambodia and #Myanmar) is nuts.

if you’re wondering about the dark forces driving the current war between thailand and cambodia, this is one of those forces.

https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/americas-new-enemy-the-chinese-crypto-cartel-buying-states-to-fight-the-u-s-2/

#sapol #southafrica #whaleHunting #triads #organizedcrime #ChineseMafia #pigbutchering #ASEAN #scams #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #princeGroup #huione

Hàn Quốc vừa áp dụng lệnh trừng phạt mới đối với Prince Group, tập đoàn của “trùm lừa đảo” Campuchia Chen Zhi. Đây là nước thứ ba gia nhập danh sách các quốc gia lên án hoạt động tài chính nghi vấn của tập đoàn này. #Sanctions #PrinceGroup #ChenZhi #HànQuốc #Campuchia #Vietnam #Asia #AnNinhMạng #Economy #Finance

https://vietnamnet.vn/them-mot-nuoc-trung-phat-tap-doan-cua-trum-lua-dao-campuchia-chen-zhi-2467490.html

#Seoul freezes assets and bans entry for 147 individuals and entities linked to online #scam networks exploiting #Korean citizens across #Southeast_Asia

#ChenZhi #PrinceGroup #MarketInsider

https://marketinsider.net/south-korea-targets-prince-group-and-tycoon-chen-zhi-in-unprecedented-sanctions-crackdown/

Cảnh sát Singapore đã đột kích một công ty cho vay liên quan đến tập đoàn Prince Group trong chiến dịch truy quét đường dây lừa đảo xuyên quốc gia trị giá hàng tỷ USD do trùm lừa đảo Trần Chí đứng đầu. Hành động này là một phần trong nỗ lực phối hợp quốc tế nhằm ngăn chặn các hoạt động gian lận tài chính và phạm tội mạng quy mô lớn.

#Singapore #TrầnChí #PrinceGroup #LừaĐảo #TộiPhạmMạng #VTC #Cybercrime #Fraud #Scam #VietnameseNews

https://vtcnews.vn/singapore-dot-kich-cong-ty-lien-quan-trum-lu

Authorities arrest 25 suspects, confiscate 26 supercars and luxury real estate linked to #Cambodia’s #Chen_Zhi, as global pressure mounts on transnational fraud networks.

#PrinceGroup #Taiwan #MarketInsider

https://marketinsider.net/taiwan-seizes-record-140-million-in-assets-from-prince-group-in-massive-money-laundering-crackdown/

Cảnh sát thu giữ hơn 850 triệu USD tài sản và bắt giữ hơn 25 nghi phạm trong cuộc điều tra mạng lưới lừa đảo liên quan Prince Group của Trần Chí.
#PrinceGroup #Cambodia #fraud #BreakingNews #VietNews #VietnameseNews

https://vtcnews.vn/thu-giu-khoi-tai-san-khong-lo-khi-dieu-tra-tap-doan-lua-dao-cua-tran-chi-ar985282.html

This case involves a vast transnational scam network that exploits digital and financial infrastructure across several countries

#ChenZhi #PrinceGroup #MarketInsider #Cambodia

https://marketinsider.net/singapore-freezes-115-million-linked-to-cambodian-tycoon-chen-zhi-and-prince-group-in-global-money-laundering-probe/