Trump admin moves to dismantle overseas scam operations targeting Americans

The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned individuals linked to the Prince Group Transnational Criminal Organization, which has allegedly attempted to scam Americans.The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned nine individuals and 26 entities linked to the group, including its leadership, investors in scam compounds, and front companies.
The office labeled Prince Group as a “Transnational Criminal Organization” in 2025 for its role in a global criminal enterprise built on scam compounds, fraud and money laundering in Cambodia and Southeast Asia.
“Scam centers in Southeast Asia steal billions of dollars from American victims each year,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. “The Trump Administration is united in its efforts to dismantle these overseas criminal enterprises, and Treasury will continue using its tools to disrupt the networks behind this egregious fraud and protect Americans.”
The administration said Prince Group, before its designation as a TCO, oversaw a worldwide money laundering network and invested criminal proceeds across a wide range of businesses, including real estate, aviation and luxury cigars.
The sanctions were taken in furtherance of President Donald Trump’s “Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens,” executive order, which directs the government to use every available tool to stop foreign-backed criminal networks from exploiting vulnerable Americans through cybercrime and cyber-enabled fraud.
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