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Southeast Asian scam centers
The Philippine Star
|April 27, 2025
EDITORIAL
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After being dubbed as Patient Zero in the global epidemic of fake news and disinformation, the Philippines has earned another dubious distinction: Asian scam center.
A United Nations report released last Monday identified the Philippines together with the border areas of Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar as Southeast Asian scam centers that are victimizing people all over the world. The centers are reportedly operated by organized crime rings in East and Southeast Asia.
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