#scam-centers tag

On a Lawless Tropical Border, the Global Scam Industry Thrives

The cross-border scam operations exploit Myanmar's civil unrest, using forced labor to run fraudulent schemes despite rescue efforts by Chinese and Thai authorities.

UK news

fromwww.aljazeera.com

Hundreds of Chinese airlifted home after crackdown on Myanmar scam centres

Thailand, China, and Myanmar collaborate to rescue thousands from scam centers.

Victims often lured by false job promises before being trafficked.

UN estimates 120,000 potentially trapped in Myanmar's scam operations.

fromFast Company

Remote teams

Scam work centers along Thai border still have up to 100,000 people, despite multinational crackdown

US news

China repatriates more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar

US news

Over 7,000 from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after crackdown

World news

fromFast Company

84 Indonesians lured into 'virtual slavery' have been freed from scam centers in Myanmar

Eighty-four Indonesians were repatriated from scam centers in Myanmar as part of broader crackdowns on human trafficking.

Travel

fromwww.nytimes.com

On a Lawless Tropical Border, the Global Scam Industry Thrives

The cross-border scam operations exploit Myanmar's civil unrest, using forced labor to run fraudulent schemes despite rescue efforts by Chinese and Thai authorities.

UK news

fromwww.aljazeera.com

Hundreds of Chinese airlifted home after crackdown on Myanmar scam centres

Thailand, China, and Myanmar collaborate to rescue thousands from scam centers.

Victims often lured by false job promises before being trafficked.

UN estimates 120,000 potentially trapped in Myanmar's scam operations.

fromFast Company

Remote teams

Scam work centers along Thai border still have up to 100,000 people, despite multinational crackdown

US news

China repatriates more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar