Casework
Forced Scamming
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UK Foreign Office announces world's first list of sanctions for forced scamming
IJM commends the UK government's decision to sanction individuals and companies for forced scamming but IJM's Jacob Sims explains why this can only be the beginning. -
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The UK government sanctions individuals connected to forced scamming
IJM commends the decision of the UK government to sanction a number of notorious individuals and compounds affiliated with human trafficking for forced criminal activity, including forced scamming, and industrial-scale cybercrime across Southeast Asia. -
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BBC documentary 'Hunting the Catfish Crime Gang' features IJM’s work to stop forced scamming
“I hope the documentary will open people's eyes to what's going on. The horrific reality is that there is a hierarchy of victims involved.” – James Blake -
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28 survivors of forced scamming now home in Indonesia
28 survivors of forced scamming in Cambodia were repatriated to Indonesia earlier this month, with assistance from IJM, the Embassy of Indonesia, the Cambodian National Police and other organisations. -
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Forced scamming: "I was scared for my life."
Gavesh* from South Asia, whose story is featured in the BBC Three documentary 'Hunting the Catfish Crime Gang', shares in his own words how he was tricked, trafficked, trapped – and eventually found freedom. -
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28 survivors of forced scamming now home in Indonesia
28 survivors of forced scamming in Cambodia were repatriated to Indonesia earlier this month, with assistance from IJM, the Embassy of Indonesia, the Cambodian National Police and other organisations. -
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“I need to let the world know that this darkness happens every day.”
Jun Hao*, a survivor of forced scamming, knows how urgent it is to stop this crime. When Jun Hao left his home in Thailand for a promising job in Cambodia, he didn’t know he would end up fearing for his life. -
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Three traffickers convicted for forced scamming
Nine people from Indonesia – who IJM helped police bring to safety from forced online scamming in Cambodia – have just received justice. -
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Forced scamming: stopping new forms of trafficking
A new, shocking form of trafficking has emerged in South East Asia, in what the Guardian has called a 'cybercrime crisis'.