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US Senator Asks Musk to Halt Starlink Use in Southeast Asian Fraud

US Senator Asks Musk to Halt Starlink Use in Southeast Asian Fraud
US senator wants Musk to block use of Starlink by financial fraud groups in Southeast Asia · theprint.in

Imagine bad guys using the internet to trick people and steal their money.

Some of these bad guys are in Southeast Asia, running scams.

They use Starlink, which is like satellite internet.

A U.S. Senator wants the owner of Starlink, Elon Musk, to stop them.

These criminals trick people with texts, calls, and emails, and they've stolen billions.

The Senator is worried because they're hurting Americans.

Thailand is trying to stop these scams by cutting off supplies to the areas where they operate.

There is even more pressure to stop them after someone famous was kidnapped.

Key facts

Senator
Maggie Hassan
Company
SpaceX/Starlink
Focus
Transnational Criminal Groups
Region
Southeast Asia
Issue
Fraud against Americans
Action
Hassan's Letter to Musk

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