PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): A senior official from the Ministry of Interior has warned the public to take precautions to avoid being deceived by fraudsters who use technology to deceive people into making illegal border crossings or falling victim to human trafficking.
At an official function observing the 15th National Day against Human Trafficking on Dec 15, Chou Bun Eng – ministry secretary of state and permanent vice- chair of the National Committee for Counter-trafficking (NCCT) – said opportunists have used all kinds of tricks to exploit and traffic people who have been rendered vulnerable by the economic downturn of Covid-19.
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