The U.S. Justice Department has seized a key web domain used in a major cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme tied to a notorious scam compound in Burma.
The domain, tickmilleas.com, was allegedly controlled from the Tai Chang compound, also known as Casino Kosai, in the village of Kyaukhat.
The action, announced on Dec. 2, 2025, is part of the District of Columbia U.S. Attorney’s Office’s new “Scam Center Strike Force,” a specialized team focused on cryptocurrency investment fraud, or CIF.
The seizure of tickmilleas.com follows the earlier takedown of two other domains linked to the same operation.
According to an affidavit supporting the seizure, Tai Chang is connected to the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) and Trans Asia International Holding Group Thailand Company Limited.
The U.S. Treasury recently designated both groups as specially designated nationals (SDNs) for ties to Chinese organized crime and the build‑out of scam centers across Southeast Asia.
How The Online Scam Operated
Tickmilleas.com was designed to look like a professional trading and investment platform.
Victims reported to the FBI that once they registered, the site showed fake but convincing dashboards with high “returns,” real‑time price charts, and transaction histories.
Scammers guided victims step by step, often over chat or encrypted messaging apps, through what appeared to be cryptocurrency trades.
The website displayed supposed deposits into victims’ accounts, giving the impression that their investments were growing.
In reality, the numbers were generated by the scammers, and victims could not actually withdraw their funds.
The domain, registered only in early November 2025, has already been linked to multiple U.S. victims who lost significant sums within weeks.
When the FBI and Justice Department took control of the domain, they replaced the content with a law‑enforcement splash page.
This warning page informs anyone visiting tickmilleas.com that the site has been seized due to its use in fraud, cutting off the scammers’ ability to keep luring new victims and to launder additional funds through that infrastructure.
The affidavit states that tickmilleas.com also pushed users to download mobile apps from Google Play and Apple’s App Store that were tied to the same scam.
After receiving FBI notifications, both Google and Apple voluntarily removed several of these fraudulent applications.
Broader Crackdown On Scam Compounds
Meta, acting on FBI information about the Tai Chang compound, identified and took down more than 2,000 related social media accounts.
Many CIF schemes begin with unsolicited contact via dating apps, social media, messaging apps, or text messages, where fraudsters build trust, then steer victims onto fake trading platforms and apps.
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received over 41,000 complaints about cryptocurrency investment fraud in 2024 alone, with reported losses of roughly $5.85 billion.
The new Scam Center Strike Force brings together the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Justice Department’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, fraud and money‑laundering units, the FBI, the U.S. Secret Service, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island.
FBI agents deployed in Bangkok are also supporting investigations into Tai Chang and other scam compounds in Burma.
Victims of cryptocurrency investment fraud are urged to file a complaint at ic3.gov and to mention “tickmilleas.com” if that domain was involved.
