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Created on Nov 15, 2026

Scam-Compound Revenue Tracing Register

PROBLEM: The scam-compound industry earns staggering sums while its victims earn nothing. The UN Human Rights Office's February 2026 report puts credible estimates at around $64 billion in global annual revenues, with more than $43.8 billion a year in the Mekong region alone — yet there is no standard register tracing those revenues from the scam operation to the accounts that receive them, so the money outlives every raid.

SOLUTION: A scam-compound revenue tracing register: every documented revenue estimate logged with its source, every seized or frozen amount attached to the operation it came from, and every laundering route recorded — so the $64 billion figure is tracked as money, not just as a headline.

EVIDENCE BASIS: DOCUMENTED — OHCHR Feb 20, 2026 ("A wicked problem"): global annual revenues around $64 billion USD; Mekong region more than $43.8 billion USD a year; at least 300,000 people working in operations across Southeast Asia. Sources: OHCHR Feb 2026 report via Business & Human Rights Resource Centre and UN Audiovisual Library.

Idea priority Low
Needed By Not sure -- Just thought it was cool