JOB SCAM/Nine people indicted in US$17,000 per-victim Cambodia fraud ring case
09/02/2022 04:11 PM
Taipei prosecutors on Friday indicted nine people who allegedly trafficked 88 young adults to work for Cambodia-based fraud rings starting in November 2021 and received US$17,000 per person recruited.
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