The people behind online scams may be scam victims themselves

Emily Feng

May 01, 2024 / 2:37 pm

The people behind the online scams you see might be the victim of a scam themselves. Tens of thousands of people have been trafficked into remote, Southeast Asian compounds and forced to scam others.

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The people behind online scams may be scam victims themselves

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