AI-driven human trafficking scams from South-east Asia spreading globally: Interpol

AI-driven human trafficking scams from South-east Asia spreading globally: Interpol

The trend prompted the issuance of an Orange Notice to warn of the serious and escalating threat. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Interpol: Human trafficking-driven online scam centres using AI now pose global criminal threat

Interpol has uncovered a fast-spreading global crime trend driven by human trafficking and digital deception. According to its March 2025 report, online scam centres powered by forced labour have expanded from Southeast Asia to West Africa, the Middle East, Central America, and beyond. Interpol revealed that victims from at least 66 countries have been trafficked and coerced into labour within these centres. Southeast Asia remains the epicentre,…

Interpol identifies West Africa as potential new hotspot for cybercrime compounds

Interpol said it analyzed five years of data about the illicit industry, which relies on human trafficking to staff up centers with people who are forced to conduct investment fraud, romance scams and other schemes.