Hundreds of thousands trafficked to work as online scammers in SE Asia, says UN
Just saw a documentary interviewing escaped trafficked labors – just men, women ain't even capable of escape.  They are falsely promised for "entrepreneurial opportunities," promptly got locked up and financially deprived to do scamming, prostitution, etc. One guy escaped, bystanders took him to the police and the police was part of the traffiking ring and sold him back.  He finally paid off somebody with promise of ransom payment from his relatives, and upon entering Chinese border, he was fined by Chinese border control for violations. These local traffik orgs are armed with AKs and well connected politically.  What a crazy, crazy world.