๐จ $15 Billion Bitcoin Forfeiture: U.S. Sanctions Cambodiaโs โPrince Groupโ Mega-Scam Empire! ๐ฃ
The U.S. Treasury just unleashed 146 coordinated sanctions ๐บ๐ธ๐ฅ against the Cambodian corporate giant Prince Group โ allegedly the epicenter of a global crypto-scam network that laundered billions through BTC and USDT.
๐ฐ $15 Billion in Bitcoin Seized
U.S. prosecutors have asked courts to forfeit 127,271 BTC โ described as โChen Zhiโs laundered proceeds.โ
๐ง The addresses were reportedly compromised via โMilk Sadโ wallet vulnerabilities, suggesting the U.S. government may have hacked back to seize control. ๐ณ
๐ค Whoโs Behind It?
โ๏ธ Chen Zhi, alleged mastermind & Prince Group leader
๐ฆ Dozens of shell companies, fake mining firms, and bribed officials
๐ธ Huione Group, accused of laundering $4 billion (2021-2024)
โ๏ธ How It Worked?
๐ Victims were trafficked into scam compounds across Cambodia & Myanmar โ forced to defraud people online while bribes to politicians kept raids away. ๐๐ต
๐ฐ๏ธ Even Starlink satellites were used to bypass shutdowns and keep scams running.
๐๏ธ Money Laundering Network
๐ โLaundering housesโ allegedly turned stolen crypto into fiat via fake mining giants like Warp Data and Lubian (once the 6th largest BTC miner in the world).
๐ Global Impact
๐บ๐ธ U.S. citizens alone lost $16.6 billion to these Southeast Asian scam syndicates.
๐โก The joint U.S.โU.K. crackdown marks one of the largest crypto enforcement actions in history.
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