These con artists excel at what they do, and coupled with the naivety of victims, transitioning a job scam into a full-blown human trafficking ring is as smooth as butter sliding in a hot pan.

Of course, with the prevalence of these scam operations sweeping the Asian region as a “scamdemic” - as labelled by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime - among the foremost questions on the lips of many is the effectiveness of the law in addressing the problem.

Read further on The Star article attached and through the link provided, https://www.thestar.com.my/news/focus/2023/11/26/scam-slam.