That scam text might be more ominous than it seems

The World

The US State Department estimates that about 10,000 people from around the world are trapped in “scam mill compounds” in Cambodia. They are forced to work for criminal syndicates, luring unsuspecting targets into fraudulent crypto schemes. Zeke Faux, the author of “Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall,” talks with The World’s host Marco Werman about human trafficking and cyber scam mills.

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