AiCoin中文|Jan 08, 2026 04:14
The transnational fraud empire "Crown Prince Group" has surfaced, revealing the details behind everything from the Cambodian campus to the Bitcoin money laundering chain
According to the latest in-depth investigation, the operation details of the criminal network of the "Crown Prince Group", which used real estate projects as cover in Sihanoukville Port, Cambodia, are gradually becoming clear. It is not only a transnational fraud organization, but also a "high-tech criminal complex" that combines physical park control, social media sentiment manipulation, transnational money laundering, and cryptocurrency hidden assets.
The essence of the fraud park is a 'digital prison'
The group operates at least ten independent parks in Cambodia, which appear to be enclosed "work areas" but are actually detention facilities surrounded by high walled power grids. According to internal sources, there are multiple surveillance and security patrols in the park, and those attempting to escape will be systematically pursued. Some victims may even be dragged back after being hit by vehicles, forming a dual control of psychology and body.
The industrial emotional manipulation behind the 'pig killing plate'
The group has been operating over 76000 fake social media accounts for a long time, designing customized language and images for victims from different countries, and carrying out the entire process from building trust to inducing investment formation. There is an internal 'training manual' that guides how to identify high-value targets, break through psychological barriers, and break down fraud revenue targets into quantitative indicators of over $30 million per day.
Money Mule Network and Cross border Fund "Invisibility Technique"
In order to circumvent China's strict foreign exchange controls, the group has organized hundreds of "money mules" to build a hidden cash flow channel between Cambodia and China by carrying bank cards in small and scattered amounts multiple times. This operation not only bypasses regulation, but also provides underlying liquidity for converting cash into Bitcoin in the future.
Bitcoin wallet exposes key vulnerabilities in money laundering path
The reason why the US Department of Justice was able to seize over 120000 bitcoins in one fell swoop is because it traced the group's continuous and bulk transfer of fraudulent proceeds into a few long-term held encrypted wallets, rather than using hidden tools such as coin mixers. This operation reflects the "path dependence" of criminal organizations in the large-scale disposal of funds, and also exposes the weakness of the mismatch between their technical security awareness and scale.
Early infiltration of Beijing's "527 Special Action Group"
As early as 2020, the Chinese police had established a special task force to investigate the financial chain of the group. Court documents showed that the investigation had obtained details of the operation of its "Money Mule" system and the identities of some members, which provided a key intelligence basis for subsequent international collaborative collection.
Organizational model replicated: has become a 'crime textbook' in Southeast Asia
The three in one model of "park control+emotional fraud+cryptocurrency money laundering" of Taizi Group has been imitated by multiple emerging criminal groups in Myanmar, Laos and other places due to its replicability and high profits, forming a regional criminal ecology diffusion.
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