Cambodia Cracked Down on Scams Costing Americans Billions. It Created a New Crisis
Aid workers say the crackdown freed trafficked migrants, while overstay fines of $10 a day leave many stranded and at risk of detention.
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Cambodia cracked down on scams costing Americans billions. It created a new crisis
All over this Southeast Asian city are vestiges of the multibillion-dollar online scam industry, which thrived here for more than half a decade until a recent government crackdown.There are luxurious high-rise towers overlooking the Mekong River, where entire floors are now deserted following police raids that cleared out the illicit operations hidden there. Disintegrating cardboard boxes and bits of Styrofoam litter the entrance of a branch of …
Freed from Cambodia's scam compounds, trafficking victims face a new crisis
(Glenn Harvey for NPR)PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — All over this Southeast Asian city are vestiges of the multibillion-dollar online scam industry, which thrived here for more than half a decade until a recent government crackdown. There are luxurious high-rise towers overlooking the Mekong River, where entire floors are now deserted following police raids that cleared out the illicit operations hidden there. Disintegrating cardboard boxes and bits of…
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