Crime Syndicates Behind A Multibillion-Pound Cyber SCAM Industry Are Expanding Globally as Governments in South East Asia Struggle to Contain Them, A Un SCO.
As they expand business, Countries in South America, Africa and Eastern Europe, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (Unodc) Said.
The networks and gangs have emerged in south east asia in reward years, in sprawling compounds Housing tensing tens of people, Many Trafficked and Forced into Work, Scamming Victims Abroad.
Sky News Prevously Reported on One of these Compounds, and the Workkers Who Were Tricked, Trafficked and Forced into Working There.
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October 2024 – SCAM: Inside Asia’s Criminal Network
EVEN as GOVERNMENTS INSIA HAVE INTENSIFIED THEir Crackdowns, The Gangs Have Moved with and Beyond The Region, The Unodc Said.
It Warned that a “Potentalyly irreversible spillover has taken place
“It Spreads like a Cancer,” John Wojcik, A Regional Analyst for Unodc, Said. “Authorities Treat it in one area, but the roots Never Disappear; they Simply Migrate.”
EVEN THE More Conservative Estimates Indicate It Hundreds of Large-Scale Scam Farms Around the World, Generationing Tens of Billions of Pounds, The Unodc Warned.
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“The Regional Cyberfraud Industry.
South America, Africa and Eastern Europe Targeded
The syndicates have moved to expand into new ground, The Un Agency Warned.
In South America, The Networks Were Said to Be Seeking Increased Partnerships with Drug Cartels.
Zambia, Angola and Namibia in Africa, and Georgia in Eastern Europe, Were Also Seeing An Increningly Established Base of Scam Operations.
Gangs have also diversified their workforces, Unodc Said, AS They Recruit People from Doses of Nationalities.
Citizens of More Thhan 50 Countries, from Sri Lanka to Uzbekistan and Brazil to Nigeria, Were Rescued in Recent Crackdowns on the Thai-Myanmar Border.
‘INFlection Point’
Revenue Months Seen Authorities from China, Thailand and Myanmar All Move to Crack Down on the Scam Operations That Have Thrived Parting Particts.
Thailand Has Maved to Cut Power, Fuel and Internet to Areas Housing The Scam Compounds.
Howver, The Syndicates have adapted and shift the operams Between “The Most Remote, Vulneble, and UnderPered Parts of South East Asia”, Unodc Said.
This was taking place especially in laos, Myanmar and Cambodia, where gangs exploited jurisdictions with weak governance and high corruption levels.
In Cambodia, The Industry is Most Visible and Raids Led to It Expanding Into “More Remote Locations”, Inclument The Country’s Western Kong Province, The Un UN Agency Said.
New Sites Also Continue to Be Developed in Myanmar
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Unodc Said The International Community Was At a “Critical Inflection Point”,
A Spokeperson for the Chinese Embassy Told Sky News: “China Attaches Great Importance to Engage in International and Regional Endeavours in A Responsible and Construction Manner to Deal This This.
“Substantial Progress Has Been Achieved Excisively This Year. China Will Continue to Work with Relevant Parties to Crack Down on Telecom Fraud and Other Cross-Border Illegal and Criminal Activities.”
