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Status Submitted
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 15, 2026

Scam-Compound Satellite Detection Record

PROBLEM: Scam compounds are built to be seen from above and hidden from the ground: fortified multi-storey buildings behind barbed-wire-topped walls, some compounds over 500 acres, guarded by armed uniformed security. Satellite imagery shows nearly three-quarters of scam operations are in the Mekong region — but there is no standard record tying each satellite detection to the compound it found, so the same site can be "discovered" twice and never acted on once.

SOLUTION: A scam-compound satellite detection record: every satellite detection logged with the coordinates, the imagery date, the compound features observed, and the enforcement action taken or not taken — so a compound seen from orbit is on the record until it is dealt with.

EVIDENCE BASIS: DOCUMENTED — OHCHR Feb 20, 2026: satellite imagery and on-ground reports show nearly three-quarters of scam operations are in the Mekong region; compounds described as immense, some over 500 acres, heavily fortified multi-storey buildings with barbed-wire-topped high walls, guarded by armed uniformed security. Sources: OHCHR Feb 2026 report via UN Audiovisual Library.

Idea priority Low