7 Months Inside an Online Scam Labor Camp (www.nytimes.com)

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7 Months Inside an Online Scam Labor Camp::A man was abducted by a Chinese gang and forced to work in a scam operation. He gathered financial information, photos and videos and shared the material with The New York Times.

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[-] jet@hackertalks.com 1 points 11 months ago

yeah, dragon even admits to paying off the military.

The big plus of Dragon is that they are endorsed by the Chinese police, so even though they pay money, they have a better chance of actually getting their family member back.

this post was submitted on 17 Dec 2023

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