They Traveled to Thailand. They Wound Up Cyber Scam Slaves in Myanmar
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The Reuters article exposes a disturbing trend of people being lured to Myanmar and forced into cyber scam slavery, with HN commenters discussing the need for international pressure to address the issue and lamenting the lack of motivation from those affected.
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But I suspect the "I got scammed" vote folks are more humiliated and not all that motivated to make it an issue. It's sad.