Take a look at all the money they are talking about. They have scammed multiple billions and you can guess how many bribes they are able to throw around.
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turbofan211@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
So they coulda done it this entire time? What are we doing?
JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Yaky@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
There is a recent book/report called Scam, about these scam compounds. Despite being illegal prisons / forced labor, they create a lot of economic opportunity in nearby towns and villages providing supplies and (paid) labor. Also, scam compound victims often get little sympathy, with notions such as “they are gamblers”, “they want easy money”, or plain old discrimination because they are foreigners.
real_squids@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Not to mention there might be some profit to be made.
RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Yeah no I expect them to reappear elsewhere. just like in Myanmar.
hanrahan@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Laos is just starting as well.