Post by @ZekuZelalem@dair-community.social

2026-02-17 07:48 UTC

Here are some samples of AI generated ads used by criminals in Myanmar to prey on desperate, unemployed job seekers across Asia and Africa. "Typing speed" is a giveaway, they want people who can learn preprepared scam scripts with ease. The always pretend the job is in Thailand or Cambodia, knowing that nobody would agree to travel to war-torn Myanmar. The ordeal begins when they are picked up at airports in these countries...then driven into Myanmar. Meta and Telegram are part of the problem.

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@ZekuZelalem@dair-community.social 2026-02-17 07:53

The UN estimates that over 120,000 people have been trafficked to scam camps in Myanmar since 2021, and endured various forms of exploitation and torture. It has become a billion dollar industry, with the scams targeting vulnerable people in Europe and North America. Thai NGOs meanwhile, bravely coordinate rescues, negotiate with border guards to arrange the transfer of victims back to Thailand. But they are swamped and have limited means.

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@oblomov@sociale.network 2026-02-17 08:20

@ZekuZelalem I know it may be a ridiculous detail to focus on among the horror of the whole thing, but what's with the exceptions on the nationality?

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@sabrinaweb71@sociale.network 2026-02-17 08:24

@ZekuZelalem now I'm curious about why they exclude for example Nigerians or Pakistanis

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@helianthropy@tech.lgbt 2026-02-20 20:15

@ZekuZelalem Wow. This reads so discriminatory. Based on your response, I might be wrong in my assumption of wanting to avoid folks with accents that might be too common to get as good results with phone scams. But the difference in age ranges for women versus men… I’d want to believe these would be red flags, but if it’s common in your life (or you’re desperate), I guess not? ☹️

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