The US Must Not Abandon Victims of Foreign Online Scam Centers | Opinion
Summary
Many people from around the world are trafficked to scam centers in Cambodia where they are forced to cheat others, including U.S. citizens, and suffer abuse. The U.S. government has used sanctions to target these operations but has cut funding for groups that help survivors, leaving many victims without support after rescue.Key Facts
- A young woman named Kenyagi was trafficked from Uganda to a scam center in Cambodia called "Park 8."
- Victims at these scam centers are forced to run fraud schemes targeting mainly U.S. citizens.
- Kenyagi was abused, threatened with torture, raped, and forced to have an abortion before escaping.
- The FBI estimates U.S. citizens lost over $16 billion to scam operations in 2025.
- The U.S. used sanctions against some scam groups, which led to some arrests but did not completely stop scamming.
- Sanctions alone have not ended the scam industry, and some scams continued after sanctions on Cambodian officials.
- The Trump administration cut nearly all funding from USAID for anti-human trafficking groups in the region.
- Many survivors of these scams and human trafficking did not get proper care or help after rescue due to lack of funds.
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