UN: Hundreds of thousands of well-educated people forced to commit fraud
OHCHR, speaking to the United Nations, stressed that at least 120,000 people in Myanmar and similarly some 100,000 people in Cambodia have been forced to commit fraud online.
In the full report prepared by OHCHR and released yesterday, it was highlighted that well-educated people from South Asia, including Latin American and African countries, came to South-East Asian countries requesting a real job, and then fell into the hands of from organized crime gangs and were forced to commit online fraud.
It has been claimed that people who are forced to commit fraud offenses in many areas, from fake cryptocurrency investments to illegal gambling, from online shopping to romance fraud via social media platforms, are subjected to torture, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment and sexual violence. , forced labor and other human rights violations.
THEY MAKE A BILLION DOLLARS EVERY YEAR
The report stresses that it is difficult to estimate the volume of online fraud in Southeast Asia and states that at least 120,000 people in Myanmar and about 100,000 in Cambodia were forced to commit fraud under these conditions.
Other states in the region, including the Lao PDR, the Philippines and Thailand, were also identified as major hub or transit countries, with at least tens of thousands of people included in the report.
Fraud centers generate billions of US dollars in revenue each year.
It was claimed that organized crime gangs defrauded victims in the name of recruitment, and most of the victims were well educated, sometimes professionally employed, computer literate and multilingual, and had a master’s or even a bachelor’s degree. master’s degree.
It was emphasized that many well-educated people from Latin America, China and South Asian countries came to South Asian countries after seeing a real job offer and then fell into the hands of these organized crime gangs and were forced to commit online scams.
VICTIMS ARE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE COIN
On one side of the online scam, it was claimed that the scammed victims are victims of losing their life savings, borrowing money, and experiencing psychological problems and shame for being scammed.
On the other hand, it was stressed that there were victims who were deceived and forced to commit fraud and employees with inhumane treatment. (AA)
Source: Sozcu
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