Submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world [bot] to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/17/world/asia/myanmar-cyber-scam.html
7 Months Inside an Online Scam Labor Camp::A man was abducted by a Chinese gang and forced to work in a scam operation. He gathered financial information, photos and videos and shared the material with The New York Times.
Brave man. Can’t even begin to imagine what he must’ve gone through.
A good read. I can't think of any specific examples, but I feel like I have read several other similar accounts from abducted persons elsewhere.
The cynic in me thinks that 'Dragon' could possibly be an extended part of the scam rather than a virtuous hero. Lu's parents still sent him $37,000 after the rescue was over.
There, the government is powerless. Thugs rule with virtual impunity, backed by the local ethnic armed groups that they pay for security.
There are different armed groups. Some of them have a business relationship with the Military officials. Border Guard Force (BGF) is one of them.
In northern Shan state of Myanmar, Northern Alliance handed over the similar gang to the Chinese government after capturing the cities.
I genuinely read that 3 times as 7 “moths” inside an online scam labour camp. And was like, “shit, the news is really scraping for stories today!”
Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 11 months ago
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