U.N. says human trafficking into Asian scam centers is surging

The U.N. migration agency says people from more than 80 countries have been lured ‌in ‌through social media, with some being sexually abused.

Migration authorities have said gangs are trafficking ever more people to East Asian online scam centers. The UN says some 300,000 people from more than 80 countries are currently being exploited and abused.

IOM chief says victims from more than 80 countries are lured into scam centres through fake job offers on social media.

People from more than 80 countries have been lured in through social media, with some being sexually abused

A job advert can hide a criminal network, and a single click can lead to a nightmare. Hundreds of thousands of people are trafficked every year on the promise of legitimate work abroad, only to be held captive and forced into online scam operations.