"【PASA In-depth Original】The scams won't fall, the park doesn't stop"

1. The profitability of fraud far exceeds most industries

The reason why the fraud industry continues to thrive is fundamentally because it is too profitable. Compared to traditional crime, fraud is a business with high returns and virtually no capital investment.

Low cost, high return: Compared to traditional crime, fraud only requires a computer, a mobile phone, a bank card, and some psychological tactics to easily swindle thousands of dollars.

Upgraded scams, hard to defend against: From pig-butchering scams, cryptocurrency frauds to impersonating official scams and investment frauds, the tricks are endless. Fraud groups continuously upgrade their schemes, making it difficult for the public to distinguish between true and false.

Difficult to trace funds: Fraud groups use cryptocurrencies, underground banks, and overseas accounts to launder money, making it extremely difficult to trace funds, and law enforcement often cannot strike accurately.

2. Difficult to combat, fraud gangs "shoot and move"

Fraud is highly mobile; once the government starts to crack down, the fraud groups immediately move their operations from one country to another.

After crackdowns in Myanmar, Cambodia, and Thailand, fraud groups moved to Dubai, the Philippines, Laos, Eastern Europe, Africa, and other places to continue their operations.

Fraud groups collaborate with local forces to form a black industry chain, and some local governments turn a blind eye, indirectly becoming a breeding ground for fraud.

Fraudsters themselves harbor a hope of getting lucky, believing that as long as they are secretive and smart enough, they can evade capture, resulting in the persistence of fraud.

3. The harm of fraud far exceeds gambling, with extremely adverse social impacts

Many people think gambling is a "cancer" that harms families, but in reality, the social harm of fraud is much higher and harder to control.

Gambling leads to family ruin at a low rate, with perhaps only one in a thousand people facing complete destruction, but fraud could lead to one in every two people losing everything.

Gambling is usually voluntary, while fraud involves deception, threats, and manipulation of victims, leading them unsuspectingly into financial ruin.

Fraud not only results in financial loss but often accompanies family breakdown, severed relationships, and even suicide. Many fraud victims, out of shame and fear of telling their families, choose to end their lives in extreme ways.

Fraud is not just an individual problem but also causes social panic, affects the financial system, and undermines national economic stability. This is why governments are intensifying efforts to combat fraud, but the effects are still limited.

4. Fraud will not disappear, but the intensity of the crackdown determines its mode of existence

Fraud is a crime that evolves with technological development, just like drugs and smuggling. As long as there is market demand, it will never completely disappear. However, the intensity of the crackdown will determine the survival mode and scale of development of fraud groups.

A high-pressure policy can make fraud more covert and harder to operate, but it cannot be completely eradicated.

Low pressure or even indulgence allows fraud groups to run rampant, becoming an openly operated black industry.

Incomplete crackdowns only lead to fraud gangs moving from one country to another, forming a "global fraud guerrilla war."

In the past, fraud groups in Myanmar and Cambodia were the strongest, but now, as governments intensify crackdowns, they are moving to Dubai, Turkey, Eastern Europe, Africa, and other places.

The operating mode of fraud groups is to "shoot and move"; as long as there is slight laxity in regulation in a region, fraud companies will quickly take root and flourish there.

5. Fraud is a chronic problem in modern society, almost impossible to completely eradicate

The essence of fraud is driven by huge profits, regulatory loopholes, and low crime costs, so it will not easily disappear. Even if a crackdown is successful in one place, fraud gangs will still move to new countries or regions to continue their crimes.

To truly reduce the impact of fraud, global cooperation is needed to strengthen crackdown efforts, especially in financial regulation, fund tracking, technological means, and international law enforcement cooperation.

Otherwise, the fraud industry will only shift, not disappear.

Fraud persists, the cycle continues—as long as fraud groups find gaps to exploit, they will continue to exist until all loopholes are closed.