Opening Keynote 

• The transnational organized crime (TOC) landscape in Southeast Asia has evolved dramatically in recent years.

• Trafficking in persons for the purpose of forced criminality to commit online scams and financial fraud, particularly occurring in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and other areas of Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), and Myanmar, as well as other destination countries (including Malaysia, and the Philippines), has emerged as a new and growing trend. 

• This presentation will explore the modus operandi of these TOC networks in terms of carrying out scams and fraud, including how victims are recruited, the illicit financial flows, and the role of corruption.