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'Modern Slavery': Indonesians In Clutches Of Scam Syndicates

Two Indonesian women whose husbands are being forced to work as scammers in Myanmar spoke to AFP in Jakarta (Credit: AFP)

Indonesian fruit seller Budi was seeking better prospects when he signed up for an IT job in Cambodia. But he found himself detained in a heavily guarded compound where he was forced to carry out online scams.

"When I arrived there, I was told to read a script," Budi, not his real name, told AFP on condition of anonymity. "It turned out that we were asked to work as scammers."

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