Online Scam Centres
Coverage of Online Scam Centres in the Nexus archive.
- Asian scam gangs snare educated English speakers with fake job ads: UN agency
The UN’s migration agency warns that criminal networks are trafficking educated English speakers into online scam centers using fake job ads on social media. Victims are often locked up, have their documents seized, and are forced to work through violence, threats, and debt bondage.
- Myanmar approves death sentence in crackdown on scam centres
Myanmar's military-backed parliament approved a law authorizing capital punishment for individuals who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centres. The 'Anti-Online Scam Bill' was passed after MPs approved changes to a draft bill during a joint session in Naypyidaw.
- Timor-Leste is vulnerable to ‘infiltration by foreign organized crime’, president José Ramos-Horta says
Timor-Leste's president, José Ramos-Horta, warns of vulnerability to foreign organized crime infiltration. Australian federal police confirm collaboration with Timor-Leste authorities, including a planned 2025 cyber expert visit, to combat online scam centers.