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They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are detained on the Myanmar border

An operation by Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities led to the release of more than 7,000 people from locked compounds in Myanmar where they were forced to trick Americans and others out of their life savings.

NHK · 11h

Thai police detain two Japanese possibly over Myanmar scam hub case

Thai police have detained two Japanese men on suspicion of staying in the country illegally. A source said the pair have been linked with a major scam operation in eastern Myanmar.

Boise State Public Radio · 2d

Thousands of online scam workers are stuck in limbo in Myanmar

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with journalist Jan Camenzind Broomby about the thousands of people who are stuck in limbo after being caught in online scam centers in Myanmar but who can't return home.

Associated Press News · 2d

Thousands held in detention on Myanmar border after being forced to scam others worldwide

In former scam compounds across southeastern Myanmar thousands of freed workers are stuck in limbo. Rescued from their previous lives as cyber scammers, many are now waiting to be repatriated.

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The New Indian Express on MSN · 32m

Indian embassy repatriates 549 citizens from scam centers in Myanmar

The Indian Embassy in Thailand, in coordination with its counterpart in Yangon, Myanmar, has repatriated 549 Indians after rescuing them from scam centers operating near the Myanmar-Thailand border. The nationals were lured with fake job offers and forced to work in scam centers.

Hindustan Times on MSN · 9h

549 Indians rescued from cyber scam centres in Myanmar

The Indian nationals, from states such as Andhra, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab and UP, had all been lured to either Thailand or Myanmar with false promises of jobs in the IT sector

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

India Brings Home Nearly 300 Citizens Rescued From Southeast Asian Scam Centres

India has brought home nearly 300 of its nationals who were lured to various southeast Asian countries, including Myanmar, with fake job offers and made to engage in cybercrime and other fraudulent activities in scam compounds,

Myanmar hands over foreign nationals involved in online scams in trilateral anti-crime operation

YANGON: In a coordinated effort against online scams and related criminal activities, 266 Indian nationals and 25 Malaysian ...

The Associated Press on MSN13d

Over 7,000 from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after crackdown

Trapped in virtual slavery, many are lured to work in scam centers where they exploit people around the world through false romances, bogus investment pitches and illegal gambling schemes.

Thailand pushing to repatriate foreigners pulled from Myanmar scam centres

Thailand is working with authorities in the capital cities or embassies of some countries that have citizens stuck on the ...

Another 25 Malaysian job scam victims repatriated from Myanmar, says Wisma Putra

PETALING JAYA: 25 more Malaysians who were victims of online scam syndicates operating in Myawaddy, Myanmar, have been safely ...

Newsday12d

84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home

MAE SOT, Thailand — Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar were set to return home Friday as the repatriation of thousands of such workers after a crackdown strains regional ...

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They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are held in detention on the Myanmar border

believed to have been trafficked and forced to work in scam centers, sit with their faces masked while in detention after being released from the centers in Myawaddy district in eastern Myanmar ...

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Cuts to US foreign aid are hurting efforts to tackle human trafficking at scam compounds. Americans may pay the price

More than 220,000 people have been trafficked to Southeast Asia and forced to scam people around the world. Funding cuts to ...

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Takeaways from the AP's reporting into what people face in Myanmar after release from forced labor

Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed ...

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