DOJ Seizes Domain of Burma’s Notorious Tai Chang Scam Compound to Disrupt ‘Pig Butchering’ Fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice has seized the domain tickmilleas[.]com, identifying it as a primary tool used by scammers based in the Tai Chang compound in Kyaukhat, Burma, a hub linked to transnational organized crime. According to The U.S. Department of Justice, the site was engineered to look like a professional trading platform, aimed at tricking victims into depositing funds and displaying falsified deposits to lure further investment. The action follows the launch of the District of Columbia U.S.

Attorney’s Office’s Scam Center Strike Force, described as taking place less than three weeks earlier. FBI intelligence showed the domain directed users to mobile apps later removed after notification to Google and Apple, and Meta subsequently removed more than 2,000 accounts tied to the network. In 2024, the FBI’s IC3 reported more than 41,000 CIF complaints with about $5.8 billion in losses, underscoring the scale of pig butchering scams this report references.