A report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in July found that well over $2 billion was lost to scammers in 2021, including at least $701 million reported to have been stolen on investment scams and $142 million to “romance scams” – where a scammer using fake social media profiles strikes up a relationship with a stranger, eventually persuading them to either transfer money directly or “invest” it in a fake trading or crypto site before disappearing along with the funds. In Australia, these targets set by scam organisations around the world are reflected in record numbers of people being defrauded of their money. The casino enclave of Kings Romans in Laos includes dorms housing thousands of suspected forced scammers.
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