World: "Trapped Behind the Scam": IOM Warns Trafficking Victims Are Being Forced into Scam Networks

Country: World Source: International Organization for Migration Geneva, 28 July 2026 – Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide have been trafficked by criminal networks and forced to participate in online scams in a multibillion-dollar criminal industry, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) warns today, in advance of 30 July which marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons under the theme "Trapped Behind the Scam." Trafficked victims are often lured by fake job ads promising

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