Scam call centers are metastasizing worldwide "like a cancer," according to the United Nations, which warns the epidemic has reached a global inflection point as syndicates scale up and spread out. Recent crackdowns in East and Southeast Asia - where scam centers took root at industrial scale - have coincided with organized criminal groups (OCGs) shifting operations to more permissive regions. The UN's ongoing tracking of scam call center operators, which often traffic vulnerable people to work ...