Federal authorities have seized a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment website linked to the Tai Chang scam compound in Burma, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro of the District of Columbia. The operation was led by the Scam Center Strike Force, which was launched less than three weeks ago and is focused on combating scams originating from Southeast Asia.
The seized domain, tickmilleas.com, had been used by scammers at the Tai Chang compound—also known as Casino Kosai—in Kyaukhat village, Burma. The group behind this scam is reportedly affiliated with the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) and Trans Asia International Holding Group Thailand Company Limited (Trans Asia), both of which were designated as specially-designated nationals by the Department of the Treasury on November 12, 2025, due to links with Chinese organized crime and involvement in scam centers across Southeast Asia.
"According to the affidavit filed in support of today’s announced seizure, the tickmilleas.com domain was disguised as a legitimate investment platform to trick victims into depositing their funds. Victims who used the domain reported to the FBI that the site showed lucrative returns on what they believed to be their investments and displayed purported deposits made by scammers to the victims’ “accounts” when the scammers walked the victims through supposed trades. Despite the seized domain’s having been registered in early November 2025, the FBI has already identified multiple victims who used the domain in the last month to send cryptocurrency as part of what they believed were legitimate investments and were scammed out of their money," according to information released by authorities.
As part of its efforts against these schemes, federal agents collaborated with private sector companies. "The Scam Center Strike Force seeks to collaborate with cooperative private sector companies to thwart CIF scam centers. According to the affidavit filed in support of the seizure, the tickmilleas.com domain directed users to download mobile applications—linked to the scam—from Google Play and Apple App Store. The FBI notified Google and Apple of fraudulent tickmilleas-associated apps, and several of those apps have been removed voluntarily from these stores."
Additionally, Meta assisted investigators by identifying accounts tied to Tai Chang; approximately 2,000 accounts were voluntarily removed as a result.
A warning page will now appear on tickmilleas.com informing visitors that law enforcement has seized it.
The Strike Force has also sent FBI agents to Bangkok where they are working with Thai police in a joint task force aimed at investigating similar scam compounds operating throughout Burma and neighboring countries.
Chinese transnational criminal organizations are increasingly using so-called "pig butchering" schemes—confidence scams designed to build trust before defrauding individuals—to target Americans via social media or text messages. Workers at these compounds may themselves be trafficking victims forced into participation under threat or coercion. Authorities estimate such scams defraud Americans out of $9-10 billion annually.
The Scam Center Strike Force includes representatives from multiple Justice Department sections along with agencies like the Federal Bureau of Investigation's San Diego Field Office and the U.S. Secret Service. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Rhode Island is also involved.
For further assistance or if you believe you have been targeted by similar frauds—including those involving tickmilleas.com—the public is urged to contact the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center or email fbisd_fraudresponse@fbi.gov regarding activity related specifically to Tai Chang.
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