IOM warns online scam centres are driving trafficking across more than 80 countries
The International Organization for Migration says people from more than 80 countries have been lured by fraudulent social-media job offers into online scam centres.
Online scam centres are fuelling human trafficking worldwide, with victims from more than 80 countries drawn in through fraudulent job offers on social media, according to the head of the International Organization for Migration.
The warning, reported on July 28, 2026, links the expansion of online fraud operations to deceptive recruitment across national borders. The agency’s assessment indicates that people seeking work are being targeted and then exploited in facilities used to conduct scams.
The finding underscores the overlap between cybercrime and labour trafficking. Because the available source record summarizes the IOM warning, the precise country breakdown and underlying case totals were not stated.
