Interpol warns that human trafficking-fueled scam centers, once primarily in Southeast Asia, are proliferating globally. Victims, coming from 66 countries, are often deceived by false job offers and forced into online fraud. The situation has escalated, with regions like the Middle East and Central America becoming new hotspots for these operations. Many victims face severe abuse, including physical harm, sexual exploitation, and psychological manipulation, as they are coerced into scamming individuals worldwide. Emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, facilitate these scams, making the issue a complex global crisis.
Scam centers, initially concentrated in Southeast Asia, are now a global crisis with victims coerced into online fraud operations in 66 countries across all continents.
Victims are often lured with fake job offers and then held captive in scam compounds, facing blackmail, exploitation, and coercion into fraudulent activities.
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