"Interpol's Warning: Southeast Asia's Scamdemic Fueling $3 Trillion Gang Profits and Global Crisis"

Interpol reports that organized crime groups in Southeast Asia are making up to $3 trillion annually through human trafficking-fueled fraud, with one group alone making $50 billion a year. These criminal networks are using smuggling networks to move humans, arms, and stolen products, and are increasingly operating at a global scale, facilitated by online anonymity and new business models. The UN estimates that hundreds of thousands of people are trafficked into online criminality across the region, facing serious abuse and exploitation. Authorities have made arrests and seized assets, but the problem persists, with victims from across Asia being coerced into working in scam operations and enduring inhumane treatment.