Coverage dated August 28, 2023

UN warns that hundreds of thousands in Southeast Asia have been roped into online scams

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The U.N. human rights office is reporting that criminal gangs have forced hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia into participating in unlawful online scam operations, including false romantic

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    UN warns that hundreds of thousands in Southeast Asia have been roped into online scams (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The U.N. human rights office is reporting that criminal gangs have forced hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia into participating in unlawful online scam operations, including false romantic

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    UN warns hundreds of thousands in Southeast Asia roped into online scams (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The U.N. human rights office is reporting that criminal gangs have forced hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia into participating in unlawful online scam operations, including false romantic

  3. Fox News

    Gangs rope thousands in Southeast Asia into online scams, UN says (opens Fox News)

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    The United Nations cited that tens of thousands of people across Southeast Asia, such as the Philippines and Thailand, have been roped into cybercrime scams.

  4. Al Jazeera

    UN says hundreds of thousands trafficked into SE Asia online scam centres (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The fast-growing scam centres are generating billions of US dollars in revenue each year, the report said.

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