CambTakedown
Independent Operations · Southeast Asia

You are not forgotten.

CambTakedown is an independent operation working to document, expose, and dismantle the networks behind forced-labour fraud compounds across Southeast Asia. We apply continuous pressure through every available channel.

If you are trapped in a compound in Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, or Thailand — or if someone in your family has disappeared after accepting a job in the region — write to us. We do not share identities. We keep no records that can be used against you.

Write to our team — help@cambtakedown.com
If You Are Trapped

If you are in a compound right now — here is what to do.

If you only have a few seconds — write one sentence about where you are and send it. That is enough to begin. Read the rest when you have more time.

01

Cover your tracks before you write anything.

Open a private or incognito window first — on most phones, tap the three dots (⋮) and choose New Private Tab or New Incognito Window. This stops the page appearing in your browsing history. If you don't have time for this step, skip it and go straight to Step 2 — sending something is more important than doing it perfectly.

02

Send where you are. Not your name.

Write to help@cambtakedown.com and tell us where you are — the city, the building, the company name, anything visible from where you are. You do not need to give your name. Your location helps us far more, and a name is the most dangerous thing to find in a sent message if someone checks the device.

This applies to you regardless of how you got here, how old you are, or what you have been made to do since you arrived. None of that changes anything. One sentence about where you are is enough.

Do not take or send photos. Photos stay on the device, contain hidden location and time data, and are the most dangerous thing to discover.

03

Close this. Delete the history. Tell no one inside.

Close this browser window immediately. Go to your browser history — usually Settings → History, or tap the address bar — and delete this page. If you opened an incognito window, closing it removes the history automatically.

Do not tell anyone inside the compound that you made contact. Do not check for a reply on any device that could be inspected. If we need to reach you, we have means that do not require your device. You do not need to do anything more. Your case is already open.

Contact: help@cambtakedown.com
We respond in English, Chinese (Mandarin), Vietnamese, Khmer, Thai, Tagalog, and Indonesian.
The Problem

Industrialised modern slavery, operating in plain sight.

Across Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand, criminal networks operating under the cover of technology companies, online casinos, and call centres have trafficked hundreds of thousands of people into forced labour — drawing workers from China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, India, East Africa, and beyond.

Workers are lured by legitimate-seeming job advertisements for customer service roles, IT positions, data-entry work, cryptocurrency trading, or online marketing — at unusually high salaries, with accommodation included. On arrival, passports are confiscated. Workers are housed in guarded compounds and forced to run online fraud operations.

The operations we target persist because of systemic governance failures and documented corruption at multiple levels. We understand this fully. We work through channels that do not depend on local law enforcement.

  • Primary activityPig butchering (杀猪盘), crypto fraud, romance scam
  • Victim originsChina, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, India, Africa
  • Operator profileChinese-linked syndicates; local political patronage
  • ScaleHundreds of thousands held at any time
  • Common coverTech company, casino, hotel, SEZ
  • Known recruitmentFacebook, TikTok, WeChat, Telegram job ads
  • IndicatorPassport confiscation on arrival
  • Our contacthelp@cambtakedown.com
Intelligence

Known active compound areas.

Our team continuously monitors and documents the following areas. If you believe you are held somewhere not named here, contact us regardless.

Cambodia

Sihanoukville / Preah Sihanouk Province

The largest concentration of Chinese-operated fraud compounds in the region. Former casino buildings now house large-scale forced-labour operations. Workers are trafficked from across Asia and beyond.

Cambodia

Bavet / Svay Rieng Province

Cambodian border zone opposite Vietnam. The proximity to the Vietnamese border makes it a significant transit point and destination for Vietnamese trafficking victims.

Cambodia

Poipet / Banteay Meanchey Province

Border area with Thailand. A documented entry and transit point for trafficking victims from Thailand, Myanmar, and further afield.

Myanmar

KK Park · Myawaddy · Karen State

One of the most extensively documented forced-labour complexes in Southeast Asia. Thousands of workers are held in heavily guarded compounds and forced into pig butchering and cryptocurrency fraud. Subject of multiple international investigations.

Myanmar

Shwe Kokko / Ethnic Armed Organisation Areas

A network of SEZ-styled developments in territory controlled by various ethnic armed organisations along the Thailand-Myanmar border.

Laos

Golden Triangle SEZ · Bokeo Province

A Chinese-developed special economic zone in Bokeo Province, Laos, adjacent to the Mekong River. Documented trafficking operations and online fraud under minimal regulatory oversight.

For Families

If your family member has gone missing after accepting a job in Southeast Asia.

Recruitment into trafficking compounds often follows a predictable pattern. If the situation below sounds familiar — act now.

Common recruitment patterns

  • A job offer found on Facebook, TikTok, WeChat, or Telegram for customer service, data entry, IT support, cryptocurrency trading, or online marketing in Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, or Myanmar — with a higher salary than expected and accommodation included.
  • Travel to the destination via a third country (often Thailand) before entering Cambodia or Myanmar — sometimes by boat, or across unmarked border crossings.
  • Initial communication after arrival seems normal, then contact becomes sparse, scripted, or stops entirely.
  • The person mentions their passport has been taken, that they owe a debt, or that they are not free to leave.
Write to us at help@cambtakedown.com with:
  • Their full name and nationality
  • Where they travelled from and approximate date of departure
  • The recruiter, company, or contact name (if known)
  • Last known location and date of last contact
  • Any recruitment messages, job contracts, or contact details you have

Even months after disappearance, contact us. We may already hold information relevant to where they are.

Our Capabilities

We operate through channels that compound operators cannot monitor or block.

Our team holds established access to telecommunications infrastructure across Southeast Asia at the network signalling layer — carrier-level visibility that operates independently of device-installed applications, SIM configurations, and the local network controls that compound operators may put in place.

If you believe your phone has been tampered with, your SIM replaced, spyware installed, or your communications monitored, this does not prevent you from reaching us. In cases where a person is reported missing and a last-known device location is relevant, we are able to conduct independent network-level assessments.

We do not work with Cambodian, Myanmar, or Laotian domestic police. In many documented cases, law enforcement in these jurisdictions has a direct financial interest in the operations we are targeting.

  • Telecom layerCarrier signalling, independent of device
  • Geographic coverageSoutheast Asia · Regional carriers
  • Device compromiseIndependent assessment available
  • Missing personsNetwork-level location assessment
  • Law enforcementInternational bodies only
  • Operator filesMaintained on identified actors
  • Diplomatic channelsActive · ongoing
  • Contacthelp@cambtakedown.com

We maintain files on individual actors within law enforcement and administrative structures in the region who we assess to be facilitating, rather than preventing, these operations. These files are shared with appropriate international bodies through established channels.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common questions.

I accepted a job offer in Cambodia, Myanmar, or Thailand that turned out to be fake. I am now being forced to work. What should I do?

Open a private or incognito window first (three dots → New Private Tab). Write to help@cambtakedown.com and tell us where you are — the city, the building, the company name. You do not need to give your name. After you send, close the window and delete this page from your browser history. Do not tell anyone inside that you reached out. Do not check for a reply on a device that might be monitored. Your message is already on file.

I did not come here for a job. I was brought here — or I was very young when I arrived. Does this still apply to me?

Yes. It does not matter how you got there, how old you are, or what has happened since you arrived. None of it is your fault, and none of it changes what we will do. Open a private browser window. Write to help@cambtakedown.com and tell us where you are — any place name you know: a city, a building, a road. You do not need to explain anything else. Close the window. Delete the history. Tell no one inside. We will not stop.

My passport has been taken by my employer. Is this legal?

No. Confiscating a worker's passport is illegal under international law and the domestic law of every country in the region. It is a primary indicator of forced labour and human trafficking. Contact us at help@cambtakedown.com.

What is 'pig butchering' — 杀猪盘 (sha zhu pan)?

Pig butchering is a long-form online investment fraud. Workers in compounds are forced to build fake relationships with targets online, then convince them to invest in fraudulent cryptocurrency platforms. The workers running these scripts are themselves victims, not willing participants.

What is happening in Sihanoukville, Cambodia?

Sihanoukville became the epicentre of Chinese-operated fraud compound activity in Southeast Asia. Former casino buildings were converted into compounds where workers — many trafficked from China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and other countries — are held and forced into online fraud operations.

What is KK Park in Myawaddy, Myanmar?

KK Park is a compound complex in Myawaddy, Karen State, Myanmar, one of the largest documented forced-labour fraud complexes in the world. It has been the subject of multiple government investigations and international diplomatic escalations. Workers from China, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, and elsewhere have been confirmed as held and forced to operate fraud there.

My family member disappeared months ago after taking a job in Southeast Asia. Is it too late?

No. Write to help@cambtakedown.com. We maintain cross-referenced case files on compound locations and operators. We may already hold information relevant to where your relative is.

I think my phone is being monitored. Can I still contact you?

If you have any access to a different device — borrowed from a visitor, another worker, anyone not connected to the operation — use that. If your only option is the monitored device, use incognito or private browsing and delete the history immediately after. Do not send from an account the people holding you can access. If you cannot reach out safely right now, wait for a safer moment. Do not take a risk that could get you hurt. Your safety matters more than the message. Our team operates at the carrier level independently of anything on your device — but only contact us when it is safe enough to do so.

I was offered a job in cryptocurrency trading, online marketing, or customer service in Cambodia. Is this a scam?

These are among the most common cover stories used to recruit trafficking victims. Legitimate companies do not typically recruit internationally for basic roles at unusually high salaries with accommodation included. Treat any such offer as a serious warning sign and contact us before travelling.

Does CambTakedown accept donations?

No. We do not solicit or accept public donations. If you have been approached by anyone claiming to fundraise on our behalf, disregard it.

In Every Language

We hear you — wherever you are writing from.

Write to help@cambtakedown.com in any language. Our team will respond.

中文

如果您被困在柬埔寨、缅甸、老挝或泰国的诈骗公司里,请立即联系我们。

发送之前,请先开启无痕浏览窗口(点击三个点 → 新建隐身标签页)。发送后请删除浏览记录。不需要写您的姓名 — 只需告诉我们您在哪里,一句话就够了。无论您年龄多大、无论您是如何来到这里的 — 这条信息同样适用于您。我们不与当地警方合作。

help@cambtakedown.com

柬埔寨工作诈骗 · 被困柬埔寨求救 · 西港诈骗公司 · 缅北KK园区 · 护照被没收 · 杀猪盘 · 强迫劳动东南亚

ខ្មែរ

ប្រសិនបើអ្នកត្រូវបានគេឃុំឃាំងនៅក្នុងស្ថាប័នណាមួយ — សូមសរសេរទៅកាន់យើង។

សូមបើក private browser window ជាមុន (ចុចចំណុចបី → Tab ឯកជនថ្មី)។ បន្ទាប់ពីផ្ញើ សូមលុប history browser ។ មិនត្រូវការឈ្មោះ — គ្រាន់តែប្រាប់យើងថាអ្នកនៅឯណា។ មិនថាអ្នកអាយុប៉ុន្មាន ឬអ្នកមកដល់ទីនេះដោយរបៀបណានោះទេ — ប្រយោគតែមួយអាចប្រើបាន។

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ការជួញដូរមនុស្ស · ជំនួយ · ជាប់គុក · ការបោកប្រាស់

Tiếng Việt

Nếu bạn đang bị giam giữ trong một trung tâm lừa đảo ở Campuchia, Myanmar, Lào hoặc Thái Lan — hãy liên hệ với chúng tôi ngay.

Trước tiên hãy mở cửa sổ ẩn danh (ba chấm → Tab ẩn danh mới). Xóa lịch sử trình duyệt sau khi gửi. Không cần tên — chỉ cần cho chúng tôi biết bạn đang ở đâu. Dù bạn đến đây như thế nào, dù bạn bao nhiêu tuổi — một câu là đủ.

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lừa đảo Campuchia · bị giam giữ · việc làm giả mạo

ภาษาไทย

หากคุณถูกกักขังอยู่ในสถานประกอบการในกัมพูชา เมียนมา ลาว หรือไทย — กรุณาติดต่อเรา

เปิดหน้าต่าง incognito หรือ private ก่อน (สามจุด → แท็บส่วนตัวใหม่) แล้วลบประวัติเบราว์เซอร์หลังส่ง ไม่ต้องบอกชื่อ — แค่บอกว่าคุณอยู่ที่ไหน ไม่ว่าคุณอายุเท่าไรหรือมาที่นี่อย่างไร — ประโยคเดียวก็พอแล้ว

help@cambtakedown.com

แก๊งคอลเซ็นเตอร์ · ค้ามนุษย์ · ถูกหลอกไปทำงาน

Filipino

Kung ikaw ay nakakulong sa isang compound sa Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, o Thailand — makipag-ugnayan sa amin ngayon.

Buksan muna ang private o incognito window (tatlong tuldok → Bagong Private Tab). Burahin ang history pagkatapos magpadala. Hindi kailangan ng pangalan — sabihin lang kung nasaan ka. Kahit anong edad mo o paano ka nakarating dito — isang pangungusap ay sapat na.

help@cambtakedown.com

human trafficking Cambodia · trabaho scam · biktima · tulong

Bahasa Indonesia

Jika Anda terjebak di sebuah komplek di Kamboja, Myanmar, Laos, atau Thailand — hubungi kami sekarang.

Buka jendela penyamaran (incognito) terlebih dahulu (tiga titik → Tab penyamaran baru). Hapus riwayat browser setelah mengirim. Tidak perlu nama — cukup beritahu kami di mana Anda berada. Berapa pun usia Anda atau bagaimana pun Anda sampai di sini — satu kalimat sudah cukup.

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penipuan kerja Kamboja · kerja paksa · terjebak · perdagangan manusia