GENEVA - Hundreds of thousands of people are being coerced in South-east Asia by criminal gangs into carrying out online scams, often under the threat of torture, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Many have been trafficked into working in online criminality and face...
Estimates in Cambodia are at around 100,000, it added.
Most people trafficked into the online scam operations are men, although women and teens are also victims, the report said. This led to casino operators moving to less regulated spaces, including conflict-affected border areas, and online, the report said.
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