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Michael Tatarski's avatar

The scale of these operations is simply astonishing. I live in Vietnam and while it's a strong enough state to not have the 'scam compounds' present in Cambodia and Laos, digital scams are still rampant and take on truly incredible forms.

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Zen Newman's avatar

I was shocked by anecdotal accounts I heard of their sophistication and success in separating relatively poor people from their life savings. It's a significantly traumatic event for victims of those scams in addition to those forced into performing them.

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Peck Gee Chua 蔡佩芝's avatar

Glad you are spotlighting this highly concerning situation in SEA. It has trapped young people from Malaysia, Singapore in the name of jobs and even love as well!

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