On July 30, 2025, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) issued a new warning that the cyber scam industry parks in Southeast Asia continue to expand, forming a systematic human exploitation chain. Tens of thousands of young people are deceived and imprisoned, engaging in telecommunications fraud day after day, being completely "instrumentalized."
⚠ Forced to commit crimes, then detained
IOM Director General Amy Pope pointed out that many victims are forced to participate in scams within the parks, and after the fact, not only are they not rescued, but they are arrested by the law enforcement agencies of the host country as "criminal suspects" after they escape.
"This is not only a human rights crisis but also a black industry chain with an annual output value of tens of billions of dollars," Pope emphasized.
The parks earn over 40 billion dollars a year, targeting victims globally
The report reveals that the scam parks control communication devices, restrict personal freedom, and conduct transactions in cryptocurrencies, forming a highly closed black operation system. The main groups deceived into the parks are:
Migrant workers
Unemployed youth
Marginalized social groups (including the disabled and minors)
They are attracted by "high-paying positions," and once they enter the park, their passports are immediately confiscated, their freedom restricted, they are monitored all day, and they are forced to perform tasks such as "phishing chats" and "investment scams."
Myanmar border becomes a "scam base"
The report names several uncontrolled areas in northern Myanmar as the main distribution centers for the scam industry chain. Due to the region being under military regime control and government dysfunction, it provides a broad survival space for scam gangs.
The operation methods of these parks include:
Pretending to be recruitment agencies offering high-paying positions
Physically controlling people after they enter the park
Using social media platforms to lure overseas users
Using cryptocurrencies like USDT to transfer scam proceeds
The United Nations calls for: Changing law enforcement logic, holding the masterminds accountable
IOM urges governments to re-examine legal frameworks, not to treat those forced into scams as criminals, but as "exploited victims." Efforts should also be increased to strike against the controlling forces behind the scenes, tracking financial chains, cutting off technical support, and stripping political protection.
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Made the news at the United Nations again.
Myanmar is such a place that no matter how much it is attacked, it remains unshakable, quite strange indeed.
It's very simple, the U.S. could fabricate that someone is messing with American citizens, and they would immediately take action.
Useless
Since everyone knows, it's funny that no one cares.
The United Nations has always been issuing statements, Southeast Asia has always been thriving, what do you need the United Nations for?
If the United Nations does not issue it, wouldn't it be his dereliction of duty?
The United Nations has issued many times, right?
And then?
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