A “sophisticated internet fraud syndicate” has been uncovered in Zambia, leading to the arrest of 77 people, including 22 Chinese nationals.
It was a “significant breakthrough in the fight against cybercrime”, the authorities said after a multi-agency raid on a Chinese-run company.
The firm employed Zambians who believed they were to be call-centre agents.
Among equipment seized were devices allowing callers to disguise their location and thousands of Sim cards.
Myanmar and the PRC have been trying to address the same problem in northern Myanmar. See: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/21/asia-pacific/crime-legal/china-myanmar-civil-war-cyber-scam/
Fugitives from China fled the country following a domestic crackdown on cybercrime and now they’re stuck elsewhere. These fugitives kidnap and traffic Chinese citizens and force them to work for cybercrime centers abroad.