"Interpol: Human Trafficking is Fueling Fraud Epidemic"

Interpol has recently issued a global warning about the growing number of human trafficking victims being forced to work in online fraud "centers" in South-East Asia.  The policing organization claimed that trafficking hubs have spread from Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar to at least four more countries in the region.  Interpol noted that victims are typically lured by ads on social media and recruitment sites promising lucrative jobs.  However, Interpol stated that "when they arrive in Asia, they are subject to forced labor, debt bondage, beatings, sexual exploitation, torture, rape, and organ harvesting." The trafficked victims are also forced to work on investment fraud, romance scams, and fraud linked to online gambling, all schemes with global victims.  Interpol stated that they are particularly concerned about the threat, which first emerged in 2021, as it appears to have spread from a focus on Chinese-speaking victims based in China, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore, to individuals as far afield as South America, East Africa, and Western Europe.  Language translation software is being used to help target victims in countries that have so far escaped the recruitment drive.  

Infosecurity reports: "Interpol: Human Trafficking is Fueling Fraud Epidemic"