Enslaved in Asia and Forced to Scam Strangers Online

A multibillion-dollar cyberfraud industry operating out of Southeast Asia relies on forced labor and torture. According to the United Nations, hundreds of thousands of people may have been trafficked to Myanmar and Cambodia for what they call “forced criminality.” Host Zoe Thomas is joined by WSJ reporter Feliz Solomon who has been speaking to the human trafficking victims forced to commit online scams.

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A multibillion-dollar cyberfraud industry operating out of Southeast Asia relies on forced labor and torture. According to the United Nations, hundreds of thousands of people may have been trafficked to Myanmar and Cambodia for what they call “forced criminality.” Host Zoe Thomas is joined by WSJ reporter Feliz Solomon who has been speaking to the human trafficking victims forced to commit online scams.

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