Inside the compounds of Asia’s $10 billion scam industry, where trafficked staff sleep at work and log 16-hour days texting ‘hello’ over and over

fortune.com/2025/11/07/10-billion-scam-industry-cybercrime-myanmar-compounds

It often starts with a text message asking if you are available on weekends, looking for a part-time job or you get a simple “hello” from an unknown number. Halfway across the world, a laborer is usually pulling in 12-16 hour days, sending non-stop messages, hoping someone will take the…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-11-07 15:16:08.
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