"FBI Warns About Fake Job Ads From Cyber Traffickers"

The FBI warns people to be aware of fake employment advertisements that are used to lure applicants into Southeast Asian scam operations. In recent years, such schemes, perpetrated primarily by Chinese organized crime groups, have expanded in size, with Cambodia as the industry's epicenter and Myanmar increasingly becoming a hub. Workers are trafficked into "pig butchering" operations, in which a cybercriminal forges a relationship with a victim from a distance before stealing their money. Historically, labor trafficking has involved precarious manual jobs, but cyber trafficking in Southeast Asia requires a well-educated population with technology and language skills, so syndicates cast a wide net in the quest for workers. In employment fraud schemes, criminal actors primarily target victims in Asia by publishing false job advertisements on social media and online employment sites, according to the FBI's notice, adding that advertised positions include tech support and offer high salaries and benefits. The FBI alert is intended for US travelers, but victims are from all over the world, mostly from Asia. This article continues to discuss the FBI's warning about fake job advertisements from cyber traffickers. 

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