A new U.N. Report reveals that hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia have been enslaved and Forced to carry out online scams worth billions of dollars. Cambodia and Myanmar are the worst affected countries, while Thailand serves as a major trafficking hub. The report highlights that this new form of trafficking is different from the region's historical forms, as it involves educated victims recruited under the pretense of offering real jobs. The victims are forced to work in industrial-scale online scam operations, using elaborate scripts to trick people into sending money. Weak government institutions, corruption, and visa-free travel contribute to the vulnerability of the region to scam slavery.

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