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In Southeast Asia, a billion-dollar criminal industry has emerged in the form of heavily guarded scam compounds. These operations, concentrated in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar, enslave thousands of people, luring them with fake job ads promising high salaries in Bangkok or other hubs. Once inside, victims are imprisoned, forced to work 12-15 hours a day, and subjected to horrific torture—beatings, electric shocks, and solitary confinement—if they fail to meet financial quotas. A 2025 study by the International Justice Mission (IJM) uncovered a chilling new dimension: victims at these compounds are now being forced to run "sextortion" scams against children, representing a convergence of human trafficking and child sexual exploitation.

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