India, July 29 -- The UN International Organization for Migration, or IOM, has issued an alert over the rapidly expanding, multi-billion-dollar criminal industry that turns job seekers into forced cyber criminals.
A job advert can hide a criminal network, and a single click can lead to a nightmare. Hundreds of thousands of people are trafficked every year on the promise of legitimate work abroad, only to be held captive and forced into online scam operations.
"We're seeing victims from over 80 different countries being trafficked into the scam centers, which are specifically playing out across Asia," IOM Director General Amy Pope told reporters in Geneva.
Recruiters target people who speak good English and often hold degrees, advertising...