Thailand is preparing to assist thousands of individuals rescued from fraudulent call centers in Myanmar as part of a large-scale crackdown on human trafficking. Around 7,000 people await transfer to Thailand. Illicit call center activities have surged in Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos, often involving trafficking vulnerable people for exploitation. Interpol emphasizes this growing issue as an epidemic, with technology facilitating scams expanding globally. Officials call for urgent, coordinated actions to tackle financial fraud and eliminate safe havens for criminals involved in this modern form of slavery.
Countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos have become hotspots for illegal scam call centers in recent years, with many staffed by people who were illegally trafficked into them.
We must close existing gaps and ensure information sharing between sectors to combat the escalating cyber fraud led by organized crime groups.
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