联合国国际移民组织(IOM)发布报告称，被强迫在亚洲网络诈骗中心工作的人员数量呈急剧上升趋势[1]。该组织估计约有30万人被困在主要位于柬埔寨、老挝和缅甸的非法呼叫中心网络中[1]。这些受害者来自孟加拉国、印度、印尼、斯里兰卡、埃塞俄比亚和肯尼亚等多个国家[1]。
受害人员系通过虚假招聘广告被诱骗进入这些诈骗中心，随后遭没收旅行证件并被强制参与网络诈骗活动[1]。根据报告，2025年诈骗中心在东亚、澳大利亚和新西兰地区造成的经济损失达1140亿美元（约1000亿欧元）[1]。IOM总干事Amy Pope指出："我们现在看到许多这类案件不断出现[1]。"联合国毒品和犯罪办公室报告表明，中国辛迪加在诈骗经济中扮演主要组织力量的角色[1]。
应对人口贩运问题，缅甸军政府议会已批准《反网络诈骗法案》，授权对参与此类犯罪的人员实施严厉处罚，包括死刑[1]。
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has raised alarm over a dramatic spike in forced labor at illegal call centers across Asia, with an estimated 300,000 people trapped in networks primarily located in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar [1]. These victims originate from countries including Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, and Kenya, having been lured through fraudulent job advertisements before their travel documents were confiscated and they were coerced into perpetrating online scams [1].
The scale of the illicit operation extends far beyond a single region. Individuals from more than 80 countries have fallen victim to trafficking for these operations [1], and in 2025 alone, scam centers in East Asia, Australia, and New Zealand inflicted losses totaling 114 billion dollars, equivalent to 100 billion euros [1]. IOM Director General Amy Pope underscored the accelerating nature of the crisis, stating, "We're seeing so many more of these cases emerge right now" [1]. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has identified Chinese syndicates as constituting "the major organizational force" behind the fraudulent economy [1].
In response to the crisis, Myanmar's military junta parliament approved the Anti-Cybercrime Fraud Law, which authorizes severe penalties for individuals involved in such criminal activities, including capital punishment [1].