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Sprawling compounds where internet tricksters target people with romance and business cons have thrived along Myanmar's loosely governed border during its civil war, sparked by a 2021 coup.

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Sprawling compounds where internet tricksters target foreigners with romance and business cons have thrived along Myanmar's loosely-governed border during its civil war, sparked by a 2021 coup.

Experts say most of the centres, notorious for their romance scams and "pig butchering" investment cons, are run by Chinese-led crime syndicates working with Myanmar militias in the lawless badlands of the Golden Triangle.