麻豆社

Have you ever received a call from a stranger regarding student loans you don鈥檛 owe? An Amazon order you never placed? An unpaid parking ticket for a car you don鈥檛 own? If so, it鈥檚 possible that you鈥檝e been the target of a scam orchestrated by a criminal syndicate thousands of miles away.

The so-called 鈥渟cam centres鈥� of Southeast Asia bring in billions of dollars a year, expertly swindling unsuspecting foreigners out of their savings. Today, 麻豆社 Southeast Asia correspondent Jonathan Head offers an inside look at these formidable hubs of corruption and human trafficking, and explains how governments around the world are working to intervene.

Producers: Xandra Ellin and Viv Jones
Executive producer: Bridget Harney
Mix: Travis Evans
Senior news editor: China Collins

Photo: New high rises in the city of Shwe Kokko, Myanmar, visible from Thailand's border. Credit: Jonathan Head/麻豆社.