Catenaa, Friday, December 05, 2025- US authorities seized the tickmilleas.com domain linked to a Burma-based crypto scam compound, part of an ongoing effort to disrupt transnational fraud operations in Southeast Asia.
The Tai Chang compound, also called Casino Kosai, allegedly used the domain to show victims fake trading balances and encourage cryptocurrency deposits.
The Department of Justice said multiple victims had lost funds through the site within weeks of its November registration.
The operation involved trafficked or coerced workers running online scams from the compound. Officials connected the site to groups sanctioned last month for links to Chinese organized crime and the region’s growing network of “compound scams,” where victims are deceived into making cryptocurrency investments.
The seizure coincided with the shutdown of Cambodia’s Huione Group, a financial conglomerate sanctioned by US and UK regulators.
Huione Pay services halted withdrawals at Phnom Penh branches after losing access to international banking, highlighting the region’s $19 billion-per-year scam economy.
Following FBI alerts, Google and Apple removed related mobile apps, while Meta took down more than 2,000 associated social media accounts.
Authorities said these scams often start via unsolicited outreach on social media, dating apps, and messaging platforms, where perpetrators form virtual relationships with victims and instruct them on depositing cryptocurrency.
Prosecutors also seized two additional domains linked to the Tai Chang compound in recent weeks.
