Hundreds of thousands forced to scam in SE Asia.

A new UN report estimates that hundreds of thousands of people from around the world have been trafficked to Southeast Asia to run online scams.

At least 120,000 people in Myanmar, and another 100,000 in Cambodia, have been forced into working these scams.

Most victims are men from Asia, but some have come from further afield such as Africa and Latin America.

While the problem has existed for years, the UN report is the first comprehensive study of its scale.

As pandemic-related shutdowns saw millions of people stuck in their homes and spending more time online, they became ready targets for the masterminds of online fraud schemes, according to the report.

And while criminal gangs have traditionally preyed on less-educated people desperate to make a quick buck, they are now targeting victims with professional jobs, who often have graduate or even post-graduate degrees.

Many of these places where people are forced into cybercrime are in jurisdictions where governance and the rule of law are weak, and authority is contested, the report said.

"In continuing to call for justice for those who have been defrauded through online criminality, we must not forget that this complex phenomenon has two sets of victims," said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk.
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