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Key Facts

• Fact 1: At least 300,000 people are estimated to have been trafficked or coerced into scam compounds across Southeast Asia.
• Fact 2: People from at least 80 countries and territories have been identified among them.
• Fact 3: Across the Asia Pacific, scams cost people an estimated $88bn to $114bn in 2025.
• Fact 4: From 2022 to 2025, IOM assisted more than 3,500 victims from 39 countries who were trafficked for forced criminality in Southeast Asia.