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‘Modern slavery’: Thousands of Indonesians in clutches of scam syndicates | The Straits Times

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Between 2020 and 2024, Jakarta repatriated more than 4,700 Indonesians entangled in online scam operations. Read more at straitstimes.com.

‘Modern slavery’: Thousands of Indonesians in clutches of scam syndicates Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Thousands of Indonesians have been enticed abroad for better-paying jobs, only to end up in the hands of transnational scam operators. PHOTO: AFP Published Dec 11, 2024, 07:05 PM Updated Dec 21, 2024, 09:37 PM JAKARTA – Indonesian fruit seller Budi was seeking better prospects when he signed up for an IT job in Cambodia. But he found himself detained in a heavily guarded compound where he was forced to carry out online scams. “When I arrived there, I was told t

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