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Inside the world’s scam capital, where enslaved workers are forced to defraud Americans online

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Five young men thought they were going to Cambodia to intern at a casino. Instead they say they became enslaved in one of the world’s most sophisticated fraud networks, an industry that has swindled billions of dollars from Americans and turned Southeast Asia into the online scam capital of the world. Subscribe to read this … Read more

UN calls for reparations to remedy the ‘historical wrongs’ of trafficking enslaved Africans

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations as “a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs.” The resolution also urges “the prompt and unhindered restitution” of cultural items — including artworks, monuments, museum pieces, documents and … Read more