联合国国际移民组织（IOM）发出警告，犯罪网络正在大规模贩运来自80多个国家的人口，强制他们从事网络诈骗活动[1]。这些受害者通常是英语流利、受过高等教育或拥有研究生学位的人群[1]。犯罪集团主要通过社交媒体发布虚假工作招聘来诱骗受害者，随后对其实施人口贩运[1]。
IOM总干事Amy Pope指出，来自80多个不同国家的受害者被贩运到诈骗活动中[1]。被贩运者遭遇没收身份证件、暴力、威胁和"债务束缚"等虐待[1]。在2022年至2025年期间，IOM已协助超过3500名受害者脱离这一困境，这些受害者主要来自印度尼西亚、印度、斯里兰卡、埃塞俄比亚、肯尼亚和孟加拉国[1]。东亚、澳大利亚和新西兰地区去年因相关诈骗活动蒙受了1140亿美元的经济损失[1]。
The International Organization for Migration has raised alarm over a widespread human trafficking scheme in which criminal networks are forcing tens of thousands of people into online fraud operations across multiple continents.[1] Victims are being recruited from more than 80 countries and trafficked into scam centers, according to the UN agency's findings.[1] The organization has assisted over 3,500 trafficking victims between 2022 and 2025, with the majority originating from Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Bangladesh.[1]
The criminal networks employ sophisticated recruitment tactics, primarily using fake job advertisements posted on social media to lure prospective workers into their operations.[1] Victims are predominantly educated individuals who are fluent in English, many holding graduate degrees or advanced qualifications.[1] Once recruited, victims face confiscation of identity documents, violence, threats, and debt bondage mechanisms designed to keep them trapped in the scams.[1]
The East Asia, Australia, and New Zealand region alone reported losses of $114 billion last year from these fraudulent schemes.[1] IOM Director General Amy Pope stated: "We're seeing victims from over 80 different countries being trafficked into the scams," highlighting the scale and international nature of the criminal enterprise.[1]