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Escaped the Scam Compound, Trapped by the Aftermath
Thousands of workers lured or forced into south-east Asia's cyber-fraud factories are now free. Many have nowhere to go.

Malaysia's Ghost-City Scam Factories: How Criminals Turned a Failed Mega-Development Into a Fraud Hub
Police arrested 335 people running fake investment and romance scams out of empty apartments in Forest City, a $100 billion Malaysian development that was meant to house 700,000 people but never came close.

Southeast Asia's Fraud Factories Have Gone Global
A UN report puts the cost of the region's industrialised cyber-fraud industry at up to $114 billion in 2025. Corruption, cryptocurrency, and AI have made it almost impossible to shut down.

Inside Myanmar's Jungle Scam Factories: How a Global Crime Industry Evades Every Crackdown
Armed fighters discovered 3,000 captive workers inside a scam compound hidden behind razor wire in Myanmar's jungle. Investigators say the industry is not shrinking. It is moving deeper into the forest.