The Scammers Who were Scammed - Inside South East Asia's Scam Compounds
Across Southeast Asia, vast scam compounds generate billions of dollars each year through romance scams, investment fraud, and online deception. The people sending the messages are often portrayed as willing participants in a criminal enterprise.
But many never intended to become scammers at all.
Lured by advertisements promising jobs in customer service, IT, sales, or customer support, thousands of people have traveled abroad expecting legitimate work. Instead, they arrive at heavily guarded compounds where passports are confiscated, movement is restricted, and refusal to meet scam quotas…
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