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Originally Posted by philo98
I’ve lived and worked in Singapore and SE Asia for decades and still own a home in Singapore although the majority of my time is in Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines and Pittsburgh (for now). Singapore is great. I’ve spent a lot of time doing work combating the scam industry along with mis/disinformation campaigns by governments and other nefarious groups. I can say with about 99% confidence, the bots etc aren’t coming from Singapore, although they can be made to look like they are. With almost 100% confidence, they are coming from compounds on the Thai/Myanmar/Cambodia border or in the Philippines (although less likely now that POGOs run by Chinese were shut down there.) I have a half Khmer/half American daughter who does similar work and will confirm the same thing and actually risking her life in some of the things she does. Upwards of 60% of the Cambodian economy is related to the scamming industry. It’s actually out of control. With the administration in the US wanting to eliminate most consumer protections, Americans need to gear up for an absolute flood of scams and other ways these groups will be raiding Americans personal assets. It’s going to have horrific consequences. However there are alot of groups created to start educating the US public as fast as possible.
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+1. It's a totally different kettle of fish out here in terms of what people will do to earn a living. Hope your daughter keeps it locked down. Not a lot of official recourse in the Greater Mekong for those caught looking where they shouldn't.