DOJ Takes Control of Burma Cryptocurrency Fraud Website Following Victims’ Losses in Deceptive Trading Operation

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has dismantled a web domain associated with a significant cryptocurrency investment fraud based in Burma, which targeted individuals in the United States.

The website, tickmilleas(dot)com, was reportedly operated by individuals within the Tai Chang scam facility, also referred to as Casino Kosai, located in the village of Kyaukhat.

According to investigators, the site masqueraded as a legitimate trading platform but instead lured victims into a well-organized and highly misleading cryptocurrency scheme.

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An affidavit supporting the domain seizure connects the Tai Chang facility to the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army and the Trans Asia International Holding Group Thailand Company Limited.

Justice Department Announces Seizure of Tai Chang Scam Compound Domain Used in Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud https://t.co/VcpnUrjpyb

— Criminal Division (@DOJCrimDiv) December 3, 2025

The department indicated that both organizations were sanctioned the previous year due to their connections to Chinese organized crime and their role in establishing scam centers throughout Southeast Asia.

This domain seizure follows the recent initiation of the District of Columbia’s Scam Center Strike Force and the dismantling of two additional domains linked to the same operation.

Victims reported to the FBI that the tickmilleas(dot)com platform displayed fictitious profits, fabricated deposits, and other misleading information designed to create the illusion that their trades were successful.

Scammers allegedly guided victims through these false trades to foster trust, despite the entire operation being manipulated from behind the scenes.

Although the domain was registered only in early November 2025, investigators have already identified multiple victims who incurred losses within a matter of weeks.

The DOJ has since replaced the website with a notice informing visitors that the domain has been seized.

Source: Tickmilleas.com

The affidavit further states that the domain directed users to download fraudulent mobile applications from Google Play and the Apple App Store.

Following alerts from the FBI, both companies removed several applications associated with the operation.

Meta also eliminated over 2,000 related accounts after receiving intelligence regarding the Tai Chang network.

Federal officials assert that these measures reflect increasing concern about cryptocurrency-related investment scams, which continue to be one of the most harmful forms of online crime in the United States.

In 2024, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center documented more than 41,000 complaints related to cryptocurrency investment fraud, amounting to an estimated $5.8 billion in losses.

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This action occurs amid a surge of federal initiatives targeting cryptocurrency-related crime.

On November 20, prosecutors unveiled charges against former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, alleging he operated a Tether-based money laundering network for drug proceeds and purportedly ordered the murder of a federal witness in Colombia earlier this year.

Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding is facing criminal charges in an international crypto-related scheme.#RyanWedding #DOJhttps://t.co/SIbcmvuL4j

— Cryptonews.com (@cryptonews) November 21, 2025

A few days prior, on November 14, the DOJ announced the sentencing of Travis Ford, the CEO of Wolf Capital Crypto Trading, who received a five-year prison term for orchestrating a $9.4 million investment scam that was promoted as providing daily returns of up to two percent.

Federal investigators also sought to confiscate over $15 million in USDT associated with North Korea’s APT38 hacking group, which they claim executed several significant breaches of cryptocurrency exchanges in 2023.

The US DOJ is seeking to seize over $15 million in USDT tied to North Korean state-backed hacking unit APT38.#NorthKorea #Cryptohttps://t.co/LdPBVFKOhG

— Cryptonews.com (@cryptonews) November 16, 2025

The FBI seized the funds in March 2025 and is currently requesting court approval to return the assets to the victims.

In a separate case, prosecutors obtained guilty pleas from five individuals accused of assisting North Korean IT workers in covertly securing employment in U.S. companies.

Other recent enforcement actions include a civil forfeiture case involving $584,741 in USDT linked to an Iranian national accused of supporting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ drone program.

Additionally, in September, the DOJ imposed sanctions on 19 entities in Myanmar and Cambodia for operating forced-labor scam facilities used to manage extensive cryptocurrency fraud networks.

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