U.S. Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), briefs the media on Protecting Victims of Trafficking in Online Scam Operations, during a press briefing, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Criminal gangs increasingly lure people to work in online scam centers, UN migration agency warns

by The Associated Press July 28, 2026

written by The Associated Press July 28, 2026

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s migration agency is warning that criminal networks have been trafficking hundreds of thousands of people — many of them educated English speakers — to work in online scam centers, and the caseload is growing. The International Organization for Migration says victims are ofte...

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Criminal gangs increasingly lure people to work in online scam centers, UN migration agency warns

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