Cyber scam centers and human trafficking
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Authorities intensify efforts to dismantle cyber-scam centers as they spread worldwide

By Matt Friedman
Written by: Matt Friedman
Date: May 1, 2026
Read Time: 17 mins
Bribery and Corruption Cyberfraud Fraud Schemes
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A 2026 UN report calls cyber-scam operations in Southeast Asia a human rights crisis as approximately 300,000 are forced into criminality in the region. The CEO of anti-human trafficking group, the Mekong Club, details the dire working conditions for people in scam centers and what governments have done — and still need to do — to shut down operations now proliferating beyond Asia.

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