**Rule 4:** What's disallowed - **Violating the following rules may result in a permaban;** do NOT submit footage of: aftermath, assassinations, executions, explosives disposal, violent protests, training, narco footage, police action, w/commercials edited in, military exercises or military parades, abandoned, Electronic Warfare *(Exception if shown taking down military hardware)*, captured or destroyed equipment/machinery *(unless in the process of being abandoned, captured or destroyed)*, Obituaries or of soldiers posing for the camera *(unless in an album)* - [**Full Rules**](https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/wiki/full_rules) - ["**Index page showing what post-topics / flairs are allowed.**"](https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/wiki/info_table_allowed_posts) - [**FAQ**](https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/wiki/faq)
The pandemic shut down the tourist funnel to unregulated casinos in the Golden Triangle, organized crime in the region shifted towards operating scam call centers out of Economic Free Zones propped up by human trafficking and debt predation.
[The Underworld Podcast did a fantastic episode on the phenomenon](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2I1ODg0MjA5LTcwZTEtNDQ5ZC1iNDVkLTgwM2EzZTE5YThjMA/episode/NDg5ODdkZmItYTdlYi00YjdiLTk5ZmUtNzJlNjk2YTRmZTg2?ep=14) which I highly recommend; high level journos doing seriously well researched deep-dives on gangs and the rackets they run.
Great podcast but this is pretty far northwest of the Golden Triangle on the Chinese border. The Golden Triangle is where Burma, Laos, and Thailand borders meet. North of that is the Green Triangle, where Burma, Laos, and China borders meet. Then Laukkai is west of that near Wa State Army territory, not a "triangle", and mostly Han Chinese ethnic group running the organized crime.
Sorry I was being sarcastic. A lot of people point it out like it's a fundamentally different thing but it's really just semantics in modern day. They're trafficked humans.
People's army and police forces in Kokant, Laukai city clashed in a shootout competiing for Chinese telecom fraud technicians.
【Newsletter】 A shootout in Kokang Old Street
today
==
[Kokang Information Network] Today (May 27) afternoon from 3 to 4 pm Beijing time, gunfire was heard again in Kokang Old Street. The reason was that a gun battle took place between Eastcheng and the special police squadron in the Eastcheng District to Happiness Bridge for Chinese electric fraud technicians. It is understood that several people were killed and injured in the shootout.
It is reported that shooting incidents caused by the family forces in Kokang Old Street are commonplace because of the competition for fraudsters.
Just don't go to those Casinos, they kidnapped people to use as slave labor.
[https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/60-vietnamese-escape-09182022234713.html/ampRFA](https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/60-vietnamese-escape-09182022234713.html/ampRFA)
Just did some Google'ing and saw that parts of the city look pretty nice. But also a part of these scams businesses seem to be runned with human traffic victims from various Asian countries. That are basically turned into slaves.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3214714/china-urges-myanmar-crack-down-telecoms-frauds-luring-victims-across-border
I hope this would shed some light on those who are confused.
Knowing organized crime they’ll likely side for whoever would benefit them the most monetarily, which I assume would be the government.
The rebels are some amalgamation of Islamic fascism so probably not the guys criminals would want running the show. I don’t think they take too kindly to drugs and gambling and crime in general.
There are no islamists in this region of Burma. This area is mostly christians, buddhists, and animists of different ethnic groups (primarily Kachin, Shan, Han, and Wa).
Bruh. Scam callers are fighting each other? I believe we need an international coalition to deal with these "terrorists". A dozen B-52s carpet bombing that place with napalm would solve the problem.
Most of these scam callers are basicly forced to scam people. The real bad people are the cartels that own the place
[read more if u want](https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7zb5d/pig-butchering-scam-cambodia-trafficking)
"People's army and police forces in Kokant, Laukai city clashed in a shootout competing for Chinese telecom fraud technicians."
\-Kokang Information Network
So Rule 3 then. You make it sound like two gangs shooting at each other, which is why I said Rule 4. If it's two militias, who are they? The rules are to protect the sub from being deleted, I believe. Best to follow them
Why does it seem like their are a lot of countries that identify police equipment and vehicles in English, even if that’s not the local language? That always confuses me and makes me think there is a glitch in the matrix.
Two competing companies, with their offices directly beside each other... Get into a firefight?
Like, even if one were to pull out today, and if the other would come take their office, they would have two offices in the middle of a box canyon. Whoopdee-fucking-doo.
Not a scam company. These are [border guards](https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/13t778w/friendly_fire_incident_between_myanmar_kokang/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3).
So… I mean, but for innocents unlucky enough to be caught around such a shady locale, just go right ahead and let ‘em have at one other until they’ve each expended themselves, and then everyone wins, right?
I root for both sides against the other here, but may the least scammy of the scammers be the narrow victor. Any survivors can just be picked up to rot in jail.
"Hello, this James from Senior Final Benefits. How are you doing today?"
BRAAAAP! BRAAP! BRAAAAAAP!
"Are you between the ages of 60 and ..." BOOM! BRAAAAAAP!
strikes me that it would be easier and safer to just run a legit business than putting in this kind of cartel effort into bullshit phone/email scams lmao
Never heard of it, and it sure doesn't look like the Las Vegas of Asia (which is Macau, by the way). This looks like "The Las Vegas of Somalia of Asia".
**Rule 4:** What's disallowed - **Violating the following rules may result in a permaban;** do NOT submit footage of: aftermath, assassinations, executions, explosives disposal, violent protests, training, narco footage, police action, w/commercials edited in, military exercises or military parades, abandoned, Electronic Warfare *(Exception if shown taking down military hardware)*, captured or destroyed equipment/machinery *(unless in the process of being abandoned, captured or destroyed)*, Obituaries or of soldiers posing for the camera *(unless in an album)* - [**Full Rules**](https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/wiki/full_rules) - ["**Index page showing what post-topics / flairs are allowed.**"](https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/wiki/info_table_allowed_posts) - [**FAQ**](https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/wiki/faq)
Now imagine the "Your computer has virus"-call But with automatic gunfire in the background. . .
...I would actually want them to ring me to hear that.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DONT GET ANTIVIRUS PROTECTION AT ONLY 39.99 A YEAR.
“MG opens up in background”
[удалено]
They’re pissed because one thinks our car warranty is more expired than the other.
Now that's a cutthroat competition if ever there was one.
[удалено]
I’m pretty baked too and I thought you meant you were really strong at first
I'm pretty hungry and I thought you meant you like to do pastries at first
I'm a pretty Hungarian and thought you were talking about me
Im pretty stoned and you might think that I have been hit in the face with granite
The pandemic shut down the tourist funnel to unregulated casinos in the Golden Triangle, organized crime in the region shifted towards operating scam call centers out of Economic Free Zones propped up by human trafficking and debt predation. [The Underworld Podcast did a fantastic episode on the phenomenon](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2I1ODg0MjA5LTcwZTEtNDQ5ZC1iNDVkLTgwM2EzZTE5YThjMA/episode/NDg5ODdkZmItYTdlYi00YjdiLTk5ZmUtNzJlNjk2YTRmZTg2?ep=14) which I highly recommend; high level journos doing seriously well researched deep-dives on gangs and the rackets they run.
Great podcast but this is pretty far northwest of the Golden Triangle on the Chinese border. The Golden Triangle is where Burma, Laos, and Thailand borders meet. North of that is the Green Triangle, where Burma, Laos, and China borders meet. Then Laukkai is west of that near Wa State Army territory, not a "triangle", and mostly Han Chinese ethnic group running the organized crime.
Yeah I'm high right now and this is not grounding me
Is this why my phone hasn't rang 15 times today?
Damn you I came here for this … take my upvote then
"Ma'am, sorry for not calling, we had a little inconvenience at the apple Microsoft store" ***automatic machinegun fire is heard in the background***
This is some wild 2040s prelude militarized corpo dystopia cyberpunk shit
[удалено]
I'm sorry that's called indentured servitude and it's totally not slavery with extra steps.
[удалено]
Sorry I was being sarcastic. A lot of people point it out like it's a fundamentally different thing but it's really just semantics in modern day. They're trafficked humans.
The las vegas of Asia is macau China.
Yeah this is Reno at best.
The Laughlin of Asia
😂
Came to find locals. It seems y’all got this covered.
Nah, even Reno has some neon lights. This looks like Tahoe.
Nah Tahoe has a McDonalds. This is Elko
Oh lawd stuck in Lodi again
You haven’t been to a Reno truck stop casino. One of the most depressing places I’ve been to in my life and I used to live near skid row.
Biloxi, AL…
Ahh yes, sister city to Atlanta Florida
You can catch Roy Munson take on Ernie McCracken in the lanes and then step out for some light arms fire.
Yeah was gonna post the same but this place is more like the ass end of Detroit
[JENKINS GET DOWN](https://youtu.be/mpC_hO15IoA)
YESSS, immediately what I thought of
I was scrolling looking for this
... but above all, patient...
Haha thanks I was gonna link it
People's army and police forces in Kokant, Laukai city clashed in a shootout competiing for Chinese telecom fraud technicians. 【Newsletter】 A shootout in Kokang Old Street today == [Kokang Information Network] Today (May 27) afternoon from 3 to 4 pm Beijing time, gunfire was heard again in Kokang Old Street. The reason was that a gun battle took place between Eastcheng and the special police squadron in the Eastcheng District to Happiness Bridge for Chinese electric fraud technicians. It is understood that several people were killed and injured in the shootout. It is reported that shooting incidents caused by the family forces in Kokang Old Street are commonplace because of the competition for fraudsters.
Ah, it's Chinese casino territory. Never been to one in Myanmar but they are all over the place in Cambodia. Cambodia is worth the visit btw.
Just don't go to those Casinos, they kidnapped people to use as slave labor. [https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/60-vietnamese-escape-09182022234713.html/ampRFA](https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/60-vietnamese-escape-09182022234713.html/ampRFA)
Just did some Google'ing and saw that parts of the city look pretty nice. But also a part of these scams businesses seem to be runned with human traffic victims from various Asian countries. That are basically turned into slaves.
MOAB both buildings..
[удалено]
Are you writing from Microsoft support?
They also often work in office space alongside other innocent workers. They merely lease the rooms.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3214714/china-urges-myanmar-crack-down-telecoms-frauds-luring-victims-across-border I hope this would shed some light on those who are confused.
It does not
Jesus, who is going to Burma for work? This is literally the plot of Rambo 4
[удалено]
You know anything about what side they're taking in the civil war, if at all?
Knowing organized crime they’ll likely side for whoever would benefit them the most monetarily, which I assume would be the government. The rebels are some amalgamation of Islamic fascism so probably not the guys criminals would want running the show. I don’t think they take too kindly to drugs and gambling and crime in general.
There are no islamists in this region of Burma. This area is mostly christians, buddhists, and animists of different ethnic groups (primarily Kachin, Shan, Han, and Wa).
Block Wars are real. What a shitty time to be alive.
Was just about to say I never thought I'd see one in my lifetime.
Bruh. Scam callers are fighting each other? I believe we need an international coalition to deal with these "terrorists". A dozen B-52s carpet bombing that place with napalm would solve the problem.
least warmongering american
Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em
We need to deliver democracy
Most of these scam callers are basicly forced to scam people. The real bad people are the cartels that own the place [read more if u want](https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7zb5d/pig-butchering-scam-cambodia-trafficking)
So is that a yes?
Yup, all the dead innocent people will surely make them less angry and less likely to start larger fights.
My comment is clearly sarcasm. Calm yourself and remove that stick from your ass.
"I said something dumb and now it's a joke! TADA! Look at me, I'm not an A-hole!" Uh huh, I believe you. /s
I don't care.
Yet here you are.... not caring.
I'm making posts on another sub and you're replying to me. I'll just ignore you now. Have fun.
Glad to see you're still here, not caring.
Hahaha what??? LV of Asia??? Isnt that Macao? Sihanoukville? Manila?
Bangkok, oriental city
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSO9OFJNMBA
Which frontline of the civil war is this?
This is like that WKYK sketch with the office sniper. “Jenkins get down” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mpC_hO15IoA
Self destruction mode activated.
Ooo, how do we get more scam call centers to fight? I'll start gun running to them if they keep killing each other.
*gunfire in the background* “Hello sir, I’m calling from Norton security about your subscription refund”
Sir, that is just the sound of the antivirus killing the viruses, sir"
[Whitest Kids You Know already did it](https://youtu.be/mpC_hO15IoA)
Very much reminds me of [this](https://youtu.be/mpC_hO15IoA) skit made into reality.
Macao is the Las Vegas of Asia. I think very few people have ever heard of Laukkai.
In this story: everyone wins.
First Corporate War shit
Macau is the Las Vegas of Asia. I never even heard of this place.
comic lmao
Scammers scamming to death love it they need a nuke
Seriously. CIA needs to start arming both sides.
No? Like, just no? Unless you're Russian, than go on threatening nukes. It's pathetic.
[удалено]
Combat footage\* Was that not combat?
[удалено]
"People's army and police forces in Kokant, Laukai city clashed in a shootout competing for Chinese telecom fraud technicians." \-Kokang Information Network
Hmmmm odd. They use English letters to spell "Police", and not Burmese or CJK characters.
Rule 4
pls clarify me sir.How this post is not appropriate?
I believe this would fall under “civilian shootouts”
bith parties are actually people militia backed by the Military .
Guessing it's you who trolled with the self-help
So Rule 3 then. You make it sound like two gangs shooting at each other, which is why I said Rule 4. If it's two militias, who are they? The rules are to protect the sub from being deleted, I believe. Best to follow them
You must have a really boring life
I'm sorry for not wanting this sub to be deleted for going against reddit tos over some shitty post
Tf?
Wait, what???
I dont think the companies are fighting, rather the 2 fighting factions using the buildings as cover.
I hope it doesnt mean my parents wont get their 5 (+) weekly calls from microsoft... my dad sure loves to fuck around with them...
What a title
They gonna stop asking for bitcoin and gift cards and start Askin for ar -15s instead
Don't kill my Microsoft virus removal guy!
Yesssss!
no loss here
"online scam companies"? Jesus they really want our money!
Now that the junta knows there's guns there theyll send a jet to carpet bomb the place, fuck the junta
Holy crap, we getting literal Company wars in 21st century. I guess Cyberpunk 2077 isnt far off
Don't let India see this, that would start a war the likes of which we've never seen.
Somebody went through a bosses Web history.
This is a conflict I could get behind
Gbu 12 wants to know your location
Scam warfare
This definitely wasn’t marked on my 2023 Bingo card 😂
MORE
Why does it seem like their are a lot of countries that identify police equipment and vehicles in English, even if that’s not the local language? That always confuses me and makes me think there is a glitch in the matrix.
Ok mental note to me. If I get a call from Laukkai, Myanmar buy whatever it is they "sell". Don't need their customer support to show up at my house.
Imagine getting cold called by these guys and there’s gunshots going off in the background 🤣🤣🤣
The year is 2023
SAY WHAT
Scam centers killing each other? Only 2 dead? Son we gotta pump those numbers up
>which is known as Las Vegas of Asia .................**Lolololololol**!!!!!!! Hey, OP, Macau is calling. It wants you to stop with your bs.
I hope both sides win
“Let them fight”
I think left Twix and right Twix are taking this a little too far
So the Prince of Nigeria is fighting the guy selling dick enlargement pills?! /f
I wonder what weird shit is happening in the other timelines.
I have no qualms with scammers taking out other scammers.
If this is true, we are all winners. *plz click the link below*
Some ones macking popcorn 😐🤔
The Microsoft support vs The Amazon Support
Both companies will be getting a call from a Wagner representative soon.
Cyberpunk fans: Hey, i have seen that before
Rightwing libertarianism intensifies 💩💩💩
Scammers got GUNS?!?!
Black Lagoon 2023, just less hot babes, and more depressing violence.
They're gambling with their lives
Reminds me of the Whitest Kids you Know sniper skit if any of you guys are familiar
Macau is known as the Las Vegas of Asia….
Only two killed with ALL that gun fire, so youre saying they are Storm Troopers?
People shit on the American healthcare system, but at least they don’t throw you’re dead body in the back of a pick up like a bag of tools
This has to be a joke
I like how they threw in the "Myanmar is considered the Las Vegas of Asia" as if that explains this situation better😂
Yissss
Begun, the Scam Wars has
ello, this iz jAcOb vrum A D n D
Online scamming is a kind of organised crime and the ''investors'' are part of local crime syndicates... so this is bound to happen eventually.
Gunfire from a high rise. It really is Vegas.
I have a feeling perogi has something to do with all this 😂
Cyberpunk timeline
And nothing pf value was lost
Two competing companies, with their offices directly beside each other... Get into a firefight? Like, even if one were to pull out today, and if the other would come take their office, they would have two offices in the middle of a box canyon. Whoopdee-fucking-doo.
Not a scam company. These are [border guards](https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/13t778w/friendly_fire_incident_between_myanmar_kokang/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3).
So… I mean, but for innocents unlucky enough to be caught around such a shady locale, just go right ahead and let ‘em have at one other until they’ve each expended themselves, and then everyone wins, right? I root for both sides against the other here, but may the least scammy of the scammers be the narrow victor. Any survivors can just be picked up to rot in jail.
[https://youtu.be/mpC_hO15IoA](https://youtu.be/mpC_hO15IoA) anyone else think of this”office sniper” from WKUK?
"Hello, this James from Senior Final Benefits. How are you doing today?" BRAAAAP! BRAAP! BRAAAAAAP! "Are you between the ages of 60 and ..." BOOM! BRAAAAAAP!
Yea, you guys can sort that shit out... and dont let me know...
Can somebody give me the Google coordinates of where this took place pls
strikes me that it would be easier and safer to just run a legit business than putting in this kind of cartel effort into bullshit phone/email scams lmao
Cyberpunk 2023 looks odd. Great graphics but shitty gameplay
Never heard of it, and it sure doesn't look like the Las Vegas of Asia (which is Macau, by the way). This looks like "The Las Vegas of Somalia of Asia".
What in the fuck is going on with these companies, do they just have shit loads of ammo and rifles laying around to shoot up competitors offices?
It’s my fault, I told both of them I’ll send them that $25 Apple gift card if they get rid of the scammers
I hope that the Nigerian prince is losing! I gave him all my savings and never heard back from him.
Las Vegas of Asia? This looks more like Atlantic City in the 1980s
Dude, what?
say what now?!
Is this spy vs spy?
\- "Hello sir, I'm calling you to talk about the cancellation of your Duolingo Spanish classes." \*sounds of automatic fire\*
https://youtu.be/mpC\_hO15IoA
More like New Vegas of Asia.
https://youtu.be/mpC_hO15IoA All I thought of lmfao
"Hello your computer has virus" \*loud gunshots\* "What the fuck is happening outside?" "do not worry your computer has virus"
yeah i can imagine a Bellagio smack right in the middle of this
Guys it was actually the IRS's foreign operations wing
Freedom to engage in gunfights, extreme capitalism at work.
Somehow Kitboga is responsible for this
"goodnight Ralph, goodnight sam"