Now, Thai scam gangs even dare to expand to deceive the United States, and the threat of the "Pig Butchering Scam" is growing. They travel from Chiang Mai in Thailand to Chiang Rai, then cross the border into Myanmar's Tachileik, and finally are transferred to the border city of Laukkai in Myanmar. It seems that scammers must be highly intelligent, as they employ a myriad of tactics to induce victims to transfer money.