Five Nepali’s fled online scam center in Myanmar

Five Nepalis have fled an online scam Centre in Myanmar across the border to Thailand, where officials are working to identify potential trafficking victims, according to AFP. Altogether thirty nine foreigners fled the center.

Scam compounds have mushroomed in Myanmar’s borderlands and are staffed by foreigners who are often trafficked and forced to work, swindling their compatriots in an industry analysts say is worth billions, according to the report.  The group from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia and Russia crossed into Thailand’s Tak province, according to the police chief in the city of Mae Sot.