Cyber Scams and Human Trafficking in Cambodia and Vietnam

0:00 Andrew Wells-Dang, moderator Senior Expert, Southeast Asia, U.S. Institute of Peace, Welcoming remarks

3:33 Ryan McKean, opening remarks, Director, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, U.S. Embassy in Hanoi

9:43 Jason Tower, Burma Country Director, U.S. Institute of Peace

21:20 Diep Vuong, President and Co-Founder, Pacific Links Foundation

33:00 Mu Sochua, President, Khmer Movement for Democracy

45:47 Hai Luong, Lecturer, Griffith University

59:18 Jacob Sims, Visiting Expert, U.S. Institute of Peace

1:09:19 Q & A


Organized crime is a significant driver of conflict globally. It preys on weak governance, slack law enforcement and inadequate regulation. It tears at the fabric of societies by empowering and enriching armed actors and fueling violent conflict. In Asia, criminal groups prop up corrupt and dangerous regimes from Myanmar to North Korea, posing a direct threat to regional stability. Concerned by the impact of organized crime on governance, local conflict and global security, USIP formed a study group to explore the dimensions and nature of Southeast Asia’s China-originating criminal networks and the scourge of online scamming they are now spreading globally.

On July 1, USIP hosted a conversation that builds on the study group’s final report on transnational crime in Southeast Asia by looking at on-the-ground conditions in Cambodia and Vietnam, as well as the experiences of diaspora civil society. The discussion delved into the alarming rise of criminal cyber scam centers that exploit forced labor, human trafficking and online "pig butchering" techniques to defraud victims of billions of dollars.

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Speakers:

Ryan McKean, opening remarks
Director, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, U.S. Embassy in Hanoi

Jason Tower
Burma Country Director, U.S. Institute of Peace

Diep Vuong
President and Co-Founder, Pacific Links Foundation

Mu Sochua
President, Khmer Movement for Democracy

Hai Luong
Lecturer, Griffith University

Jacob Sims
Visiting Expert, U.S. Institute of Peace

Andrew Wells-Dang, moderator
Senior Expert, Southeast Asia, U.S. Institute of Peace

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