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The Ming crime family is a Chinese organized crime group associated with large-scale cyber-enabled fraud and forced-labor scam compounds in Myanmar’s Kokang region near the Chinese border. The group operated prison-like compounds in which trafficked or deceived workers were compelled to conduct online scams, unlicensed gambling, and fraud schemes designed to steal victims’ funds, including cryptocurrency. Chinese judicial findings linked the organization to at least $1.4 billion in illicit proceeds generated between 2015 and 2023. The group’s operations combined cyber-enabled financial fraud with coercion and violence. Reporting on the case states that workers attempting to leave were beaten, and multiple deaths and serious injuries were attributed to the compounds. Authorities characterized the organization as operating like an armed force in the region. The compounds were dismantled during a joint Burmese-Chinese crackdown in 2023, after which numerous members were arrested and later sentenced in China, including multiple death sentences, life sentences, and long prison terms. The Ming crime family’s activity is best understood as transnational organized cybercrime rather than a state-directed intrusion set. Its known behavior centers on financially motivated online scam operations and crypto-related fraud targeting victims, particularly Chinese citizens, from infrastructure and protection networks based in Myanmar’s border region.
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The Ming crime family operated large-scale cyber scam compounds in Myanmar, targeting Chinese citizens. Their operations generated at least $1.4 billion between 2015 and 2023 before being dismantled in a joint Chinese-Burmese law enforcement operation.
The Ming crime family operated large-scale cyber scam compounds in Myanmar, targeting Chinese citizens and generating at least $1.4 billion between 2015 and 2023. Their operations were disrupted by a joint Burmese and Chinese law enforcement action.
The Ming crime family operated large-scale scam compounds in Myanmar, trafficking and forcing individuals to conduct online scams and unlicensed gambling targeting victims for financial and crypto-asset theft. Their operations generated at least $1.4 billion between 2015 and 2023.
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