Storm Makers II is a groundbreaking operation by Interpol which mobilized security forces from 27 countries in Asia and other regions to combat migrant trafficking They were offered well-paying jobs only to be forced into cyber fraud.
The international police agency said in a statement that the operation, which took place between October 16 and 20, rescued 149 human trafficking victims after a five-month investigation.
The authorities of more than twenty countries carried out 270,000 inspections and police checks at 450 “critical points”.
To the victims, mainly from the Asian continent, They were promised better living conditions This also included transfers to countries such as Peru or the United Arab Emirates.
However, they often did not reach these destinations at all and were instead redirected to Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Burma be forced to commit fraud in the telecommunications sector, in the banking sector or, more generally, on the Internet.
“This practice is spreading, victims are coming from other continents and new fraud centers are emerging even in places as far away as Latin America,” said Rosemary Nalubega, deputy director for vulnerable communities at Interpol.