What to know:
- The UK has imposed sanctions on major international scam operators, including Legend Innovation Co., Xinbi, and top aides of the Prince Group.
- London properties linked to the scam network have also been frozen as part of efforts to immobilize criminal assets and punish human rights abuses.
The UK has imposed new sanctions on international scam networks exploiting vulnerable people. These measures that are being put in place aim to stop British citizens from falling victim to online scam networks and punish those who profit from human rights abuses that are carried out in scam centers.
The government also wants to cut off the flow of illegal money and make it harder for criminals to move any ill-gotten profits around the world.
Source: GOV.UK
The sanctions target key individuals and companies linked to some of the major scam operations around the United Kingdom and the world. One of the major scam networks, named Legend Innovation Co., runs 8 Park and is reportedly Cambodia’s largest scam center. Its director, Eang Soklim, is also on the sanctions list.
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Another target is Xinbi, a Chinese-language online marketplace that has helped many Southeast Asian individuals launder stolen crypto, including assets linked to North Korea.
The UK also sanctioned another, Thet Li, who is basically a top aide of Chen Zhi and is responsible for managing the Prince Group’s international financial network, including activities in Taiwan. Hu Xiaowei, a long-term associate of Chen Zhi, has been identified under three different aliases as part of the same network.
Positive Impacts of the Sanctions of This Scam Networks
So far, these recent sanctions are expected to have an immediate effect on the overall scam network. A number of properties linked to the network will be frozen, adding to the assets that had already been blocked, such as a £100 million office block in the City of London, two luxury mansions, and a helicopter.
The UK government plans to continue its efforts at cracking scam networks at the upcoming Illicit Finance Summit in June. Officials say they will push for global action to stop criminals from moving illegal profits and to hold those who benefit from scams accountable.
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