
I had NO IDEA. But scams have now gone industrialized. Most workers are kidnapped Africans, Vietnamese, Philippine's Islands, and etc. lured in by contracts that they will work in Vietnam, Bangkok, for a six month gig bit money working in financial online advice. They arrive by plane and are transported into Myanmar, where they become forced labor in huge compounds, four to a room with two bunk beds, and are forced to do just about ever scam in the book from romance scams to getting CEOs of small banks involved in crypto scams. Crypto in fact is involved in ALL the scams, and they call it 'Pig Butchering". If they try to leave their families are threatened, huge amounts of money requested to let them go, and threatened with loss of kidneys and other organs.This is not now just a phishing scam making a bit of money off of grannie. This is big money and those targeted are said to be ALWAYS white, and always between the ages of 35 and the very aged. The podcast is put together by the Economist, so we are talking amazingly good reporting. Free on Spotify or anyplace you get your podcasts.
Writing this reminds me how much NeedsHelpWithMom used to love podcasts. I miss that woman!
Please keep elder's money protected. They work by targeting the lonely.