The group’s leader Saw Chit Thu – and his two sons, Saw Htoo Eh Moo and Saw Chit Chit – were also sanctioned.
Many of the people working in the infamous scam hub in Myawaddy have been tricked and trafficked into entering the lawless area, although others have knowingly chosen to try to make their fortune through scamming, crossing the Moei River from Thailand into the area.
“Cyber scam operations, such as those run by the KNA, generate billions in revenue for criminal kingpins and their associates, while depriving victims of their hard-earned savings and sense of security,” the US Treasury’s Deputy Secretary Michael Faulkender said.
“[The] Treasury is committed to using all available tools to disrupt these networks and hold accountable those who seek to profit from these criminal schemes.”
