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They traveled to Thailand. They wound up cyber scam slaves in Myanmar.

They traveled to Thailand. They wound up cyber scam slaves in Myanmar.

A multibillion-dollar fraud industry has taken root across Southeast Asia, fueled partly by trafficking victims. In lawless zones along the Myanmar-Thai border, Chinese-run compounds force thousands to scam strangers online under threat of violence. Thailand has become a key transit hub, Reuters found.

https://www.reuters.com/graphics/SOUTHEASTASIA-SCAMS/mypmxwdwwvr/

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