UN sounds alarm on SE Asia scam centre surge


Cyberscam operations lure foreign workers with promises of high-paying jobs but hold them hostage and force them to commit online fraud. — Pixabay

GENEVA: Human trafficking for forced criminal activity is growing at an alarming rate, with hundreds of thousands of people trapped in online scamming centres across Southeast Asia, the United Nations said Wednesday.

Too often, instead of getting help, victims are arrested for crimes they were forced to commit, the head of the UN's migration agency said on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.

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