Scam: Inside Southeast Asia's Cybercrime Compounds
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Summary
A probing investigation of Southeast Asia&’s online scam industry – told through the voices of survivorsRunning the gamut from the infamous &‘pig butchering&’ romance con to sophisticated online extortion and investment fraud, Southeast Asia has emerged as the global hub… for cybercrime. Based on years of field research, Scam takes an in-depth look at the history and inner dynamics of the region&’s online scam industry. Revealed are the appalling working conditions — akin to modern slavery — in the hundreds of prisonlike compounds that have mushroomed throughout multiple countries. The result is a shocking exposé of victims forced to be perpetrators, a tragic modern tale.