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An abandoned scam centre left in shambles after a surge in fighting between the Myanmar military and rebel forces nearby, in a compound in the Shunda Park complex.
PHOTO: JES AZNAR/NYTIMES
Hannah Beech
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MIN LET PAN, Myanmar – Like any transnational criminal enterprise, the global scamming industry is swathed in secrecy.
But in December 2025, The New York Times gained access to Shunda Park, an office complex in the middle of war-torn Myanmar that was built for a single purpose: stealing money from people around the world.
