Scam Compounds: Are You Aware Enough? | 25 July 2025
Scam compounds are no longer distant headlines — they’re a growing global crisis involving human trafficking, fake job scams, and digital exploitation. Join us on 25 July to explore how scams operate behind closed doors.
Time & Location
25 Jul 2025, 10:00 – 11:00 GMT+8
Virtual Event
Guests
About the event
Scam compounds are rapidly becoming a regional and global emergency involving human trafficking, forced cybercrime labor, and highly organized transnational fraud. In Southeast Asia, various reports suggest tens if not hundred of thousands are trapped in scam centers, fuelling a shadow economy of digital crime that crosses borders and platforms.
On July 25th, 2025, the GASA Southeast Asia will host a webinar highlighting the inner workings of scam compounds and their devastating human impact. The session starting at 10AM SGT will feature real victim accounts, insights from international experts, and a live Q&A to equip the public and professionals with practical tools for protection and advocacy.
Agenda Highlights
Inside the Scam Compounds w/ Survivor Advocates First-hand testimony on trafficking, coercion, and escape
Scams as Transnational Organized Crime w/ Representatives from INTERPOL How law enforcement tracks and disrupts global networks
Understanding Recruitment, Coercion and Money Trails w/ South East Asia-based Anti-Scam Expert Panel Unpacking the digital platforms, financial flows, and regional blind spots enabling scam proliferation
Live Audience Q&A Ask questions directly to panelists and survivors
Who Should Attend
Civil society organizations and digital rights advocates
Law enforcement and regional policymakers
Investigative journalists and researchers
Tech platforms, financial institutions, and NGOs working in South East Asia
Concerned citizens who want to stay informed and protected