Kenya: U.S. Sanctions Cambodia-Based Scam Network Linked to Trafficking of Kenyans Into Forced Labour
The United States has placed fresh sanctions on a Cambodia-based transnational criminal organisation running international online scam operations. The move comes as hundreds of Kenyans rescued from scam centres in Southeast Asia are speaking out as victims of these same expanding networks.
The sanctions shine a light on a troubling pattern that has been quietly devastating Kenyan families. Young people, many lured by promises of legitimate work abroad, have instead found themselves trapped in scam compounds, forced to carry out online fraud under threat of violence.
The connection between the U.S. sanctions and the Kenyan victims points to just how far these criminal networks reach, stretching from Southeast Asia all the way back to communities across the continent. For the hundreds of Kenyans already rescued, the road to recovery is only beginning.
Originally published by AllAfrica.