{"product_id":"scam-inside-southeast-asias-cybercrime-compounds-9781804296905","title":"Scam: Inside Southeast Asia's Cybercrime Compounds","description":"\u003cb\u003eA probing investigation of Southeast Asia's online scam industry - told through the voices of survivors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRunning the gamut from the infamous 'pig butchering' romance con to sophisticated online extortion and investment fraud, Southeast Asia has emerged as the global hub for cybercrime. Based on years of field research, \u003ci\u003eScam \u003c\/i\u003etakes an in-depth look at the history and inner dynamics of the region's online scam industry. Revealed are the appalling working conditions -- akin to modern slavery -- in the hundreds of prisonlike compounds that have mushroomed throughout multiple countries. The result is a shocking exposé of victims forced to be perpetrators, a tragic modern tale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ivan Franceschini,Ling Li,Mark Bo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804296905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIvan Franceschini\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne. His current research focuses on ethnic Chinese transnational crime, especially in the field of online fraud. He co-founded the \u003ci\u003eMade in China Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and T\u003ci\u003ehe People's Map of Global China\/ Global China Pulse.\u003c\/i\u003e His books include \u003ci\u003eProletarian China\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), \u003ci\u003eGlobal China as Method\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), and \u003ci\u003eAfterlives of Chinese Communism\u003c\/i\u003e (2019). He also co-directed the documentaries\u003ci\u003e Dreamwork China \u003c\/i\u003e(2011) and \u003ci\u003eBoramey \u003c\/i\u003e(2021). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLing Li\u003c\/b\u003e is currently pursuing a PhD at Ca' Foscari University of Venice with a focus on the role of technology in enabling modern slavery and human trafficking in East and Southeast Asia. In the past few years, she has been providing support to survivors of scam compounds in Southeast Asia, interacting with local and international civil society organisations to bring them relief and help with repatriation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Bo\u003c\/b\u003e is a researcher who has been based in East and Southeast Asia for two decades. He has worked globally with local civil society partners to monitor and advocate for improved environmental and social practices in development projects and utilises his background in corporate and financial mapping to investigate stakeholders involved in Asia's online gambling, fraud, and money laundering industries.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ivan Franceschini \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47283624149149,"sku":"9781804296905","price":42.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_34157ed5-ffc4-49ad-9169-b4bdee90486e.jpg?v=1759969459","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/scam-inside-southeast-asias-cybercrime-compounds-9781804296905","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}