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Key Recommendations
The Commission recommends:
Congress direct the President to create an interagency task force to combat scam centers, which are primarily operated by Chinese criminal networks in Southeast Asia and defraud Americans of billions of dollars annually. The task force should:
- Work with the Intelligence Community to:
- Assess the extent to which China has obtained Americans’ sensitive personal data stored on computers and phones confiscated in raids on scam centers and evaluate how Beijing could use that data; and
- Prepare a report in both classified and, if possible, unclassified form detailing the extent to which the Chinese government has ties to the individuals and criminal enterprises that run scam centers.
- Foster cooperation with U.S. technology companies and financial intermediaries to detect and stop scams, particularly cryptocurrency investment fraud;
- Create training programs for U.S. law enforcement on sophisticated new cyber scams and implement a national public awareness campaign;
- Enhance law enforcement cooperation and intelligence sharing with allies and partners to dismantle scam centers, recover stolen assets, and protect victims’ personal data; and
- Implement sanctions on individuals, corporations, and foreign government officials that perpetrate and enable online scams.
(From Chapter 4: Crossroads of Competition: China and Southeast Asia, Key Recommendation IX)
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