I was a cyber slave... Man reveals horrors of being trafficked by Chinese gangs ... trends now
Rescued cyber slaves have revealed the horrors they experienced while forced to operate online scams inside barbwire covered buildings in South Asia.
Cousins from Pakistan were trafficked by Chinese gangs and unwilling made to scam five people a day, mostly Americans, or be beaten and starved.
The two men fell victim to a job advertisement on social media that promised them good wages and comfortable work environments - but they found themselves trapped inside a Cambodia scam center with more than 1,000 other people.
A United Nations report revealed there are more than 200,000 people being held against their will made to carryout romance-investment scams and crypto fraud.
The Chinese thugs advertise lucrative jobs with good salaries and ideal working conditions on social media platforms, primarily Facebook, hoping to lure in their next victim. The UN reported in 2023 that more than 200,000 people (pictured) are being forced into cyber crime
Experts have warned that crime rings are fueling an 'explosion' of human trafficking that is reaching around the world, earning Chinese thugs $3 trillion a year.
Interpol secretary-general Jurgen Stock said in March: 'Driven by online anonymity, inspired by new business models and accelerated by COVID, these organized crime groups are now working at a scale that was unimaginable a decade ago.'
About $2 trillion to $3 trillion in illicit proceeds are channeled through the global financial system annually, said Stock, adding that an organized crime group can make $50 billion a year.
The Chinese thugs advertise lucrative jobs with good salaries and ideal working conditions on social media platforms, primarily Facebook, hoping to lure in their next victim - and that is how two Pakistan men were taken.
Ali and Ahmad were seeking jobs to escape the economic hardships of their homeland when they came upon a job post for digital marketing positions.
Former cyber slaves have revealed the horrors they experienced while being trafficked by Chinese gangs and forced to operate online scams inside barbwire covered buildings in South Asia. Pictured is a compound in Cambodia that was shutdown by officials
Experts have now warned that crime rings are fueling an 'explosion' of human trafficking that is reaching around the world, earning Chinese thugs $3 trillion a year. Pictured are Chinese nationals arrested in connection with online telecom scam in Cambodia
'I didn't think twice about the offer. They promised to give me a monthly salary of $1,200 and they'll refund all my expenses, including visa fees and air ticket,' Ali told the International Justice Mission (IJM).
The men were promised jobs in Cambodia and
