Jason Tower

Jason Tower

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Jason Tower is a researcher at the U.S. Institute of Peace, who has commented on the challenges faced by Myanmar's military government in combating online fraud and human trafficking amid a complex security situation.

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Jason Tower, a senior expert at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, believes that criminal groups have turned the area into a global online scam hub.

Lý do Campuchia chưa thể triệt phá các ổ lừa đảo
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2026-06-02
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Jason Tower is from the Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime and discusses the growth of the cyber scamming operations.

Age of the ‘scam state’: how an illicit, multibillion-dollar industry has taken root in south-east Asia | Cybercrime
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-12-02
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Jason Tower is a senior expert at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime who discussed the scale of Chen Zhi's operations.

The young tycoon accused of masterminding a multibillion-dollar international fraud network
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2025-10-26
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Jason Tower claimed that scam syndicates exploit gaps in east Africa’s diplomatic representation to discourage victims from seeking help.

‘I broke completely’: how jobseekers from Africa are being tricked into slavery in Asia’s cyberscam compounds | Global development
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-09
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Jason Tower is the country director for Myanmar at the United States Institute of Peace.

Global scam industry evolving at ‘unprecedented scale’ despite recent crackdown
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2025-04-02
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Jason Tower, a researcher from the Institute for Peace in the United States, studied the human trafficking syndicates in Southeast Asia.

Kisah Sedih Ratusan WNI Jatuh ke Perangkap Sindikat Perdagangan Manusia di Myanmar
Kompas·IndonesiaIndonesia· 2025-03-18
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Jason Tower highlighted the pressure from China that has forced Myanmar's military government to crack down on scam networks.

Thách thức với nỗ lực trấn áp các ổ lừa đảo trực tuyến ở Myanmar
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2025-03-04
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