Zecharias Zelalem @ZekuZelalem@dair-community.social
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India, the Philippines and China are prompt to repatriate their nationals. But African states do not do so. As such, Africans are becoming disproportionately targeted by Chinese criminal orgs knowing that little will be done to rescue them.

Africans who escape Myanmar can expect to spend lengthy stints in Thai immigration jail until they get the money for airfare/fines.

The UN itself is low on money, & issued a call last year for some $2.5M to fly home 1,000 survivors.
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Zecharias Zelalem @ZekuZelalem@dair-community.social
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Here are some samples of AI generated ads used by criminals in Myanmar to prey on desperate, unemployed job seekers across Asia and Africa. "Typing speed" is a giveaway, they want people who can learn preprepared scam scripts with ease. The always pretend the job is in Thailand or Cambodia, knowing that nobody would agree to travel to war-torn Myanmar. The ordeal begins when they are picked up at airports in these countries...then driven into Myanmar. Meta and Telegram are part of the problem.

Scam camp advert used to lure unsuspecting victims to Cambodia before being trafficked into bondage in war-torn MyanmarScam camp advert used to lure unsuspecting victims to Cambodia before being trafficked into bondage in war-torn Myanmar
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