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Ali MC

Abused, exploited: How two Africans became trapped in a cyber-scam in Laos

The International immigration checkpoint on the Mekong River in northern Thailand opposite Laos [Ali MC/Al Jazeera]

Bokeo province, Laos – Khobby was living in Dubai last year when he received an intriguing message about a well-paying job working online in a far-flung corner of Southeast Asia.

The salary was good, he was told. He would be working on computers in an office.

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