What are the common methods for traffickers to entice their target victims?
What are the common methods for traffickers to entice their target victims?
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Traffickers will often seek out their victims by establishing fake jobs or love relationships and then use fear, manipulation, threats, and even gifts and visas to entice them into a trap. They may also target certain demographics such as vulnerable populations including people who are desperate for work, displaced people in refugee situations and runaway youth. They often tell victims that they will help them obtain legal status in a foreign country if they agree to take part in the trafficking operation. Alternatively, recruiters may try to lure victims with the promise of making easy money through illegal but relatively harmless activities such as pickpocketing or scams before turning the victim over to an exploitative situation involving commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor.
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What are the common methods for traffickers to entice their target victims?
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Traffickers typically use a variety of approaches to entice victims, including false promises of lucrative job opportunities, exploitation of psychological vulnerabilities and economic poverty. It can also include the use of drugs, debt bondage or emotional manipulation. Additionally, some traffickers target victims based on their perceived ability to generate profits due to their age or gender. For example, young girls may be targeted because they are considered more likely to attract clients than older women who tend to command lower prices. Other tactics could include offering shelter for homeless people or false offers of care for disabled individuals who may not be aware that they are being trafficked for labor exploitation or financial gain.
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