International police body Interpol says scam centers that use human trafficking victims to carry out their crimes have gone global. Once limited to Southeast Asia, the criminal model is spreading — and uses AI.
Human trafficking-fueled scam centers have significantly expanded their operations worldwide, according to a crime trend update released on Monday by the international police agency Interpol.
Hubs where trafficking victims are forced to take part in online fraud first emerged in a few Southeast Asian nations, but investigators are now also uncovering similar fraud centers in other regions.
Oh wow, I missed the video also linked in that article. Oops!
Because I am sure that lots of people read “human trafficking” and think that it primarily affects women, or is a “women’s issue”, and by extension, assume that human trafficking has little impact on men. That opens up a whole “men vs women” can of worms, frames women as victims and men as perpetrators.