Scam: Inside Southeast Asia's Cybercrime Compounds
HK$252.00
DESCRIPTION :
Running the gamut from the infamous 'pig butchering' romance con to sophisticated online extortion and investment fraud, Southeast Asia has emerged as the global hub for cybercrime. Based on years of field research, Scam takes an in-depth look at the history and inner dynamics of the region's online scam industry. Revealed are the appalling working conditions - akin to modern slavery - in the hundreds of prisonlike compounds that have mushroomed throughout multiple countries. The result is a shocking exposé of victims forced to be perpetrators, a tragic modern tale.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
DIMENSION : 234 mm x 153 mm
WEIGHT : 257 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Computing & Information Technology
Society & Social Sciences
Running the gamut from the infamous 'pig butchering' romance con to sophisticated online extortion and investment fraud, Southeast Asia has emerged as the global hub for cybercrime. Based on years of field research, Scam takes an in-depth look at the history and inner dynamics of the region's online scam industry. Revealed are the appalling working conditions - akin to modern slavery - in the hundreds of prisonlike compounds that have mushroomed throughout multiple countries. The result is a shocking exposé of victims forced to be perpetrators, a tragic modern tale.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9781804296905 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Bo, Mark, BY (AUTHOR) Franceschini, Ivan, BY (AUTHOR) Li, Ling | |
| PUBLISHER : Verso Books | PUBLICATION DATE : July 08, 2025 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom | IMPRINT : Verso Books |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : General |
| PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback | |
WEIGHT : 257 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Computing & Information Technology
Society & Social Sciences
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