The UN warns that human trafficking linked to scam centres across Asia is rising sharply. According to the UN, people from more than 80 countries are being lured through social media into these centres. Once recruited, victims are reportedly subjected to various forms of abuse, including sexual abuse, as they are kept under coercive conditions. The reports describe a transnational pattern in which recruitment efforts reach beyond regional borders, pulling in individuals from a wide range of countries. Both outlets cite the same core UN findings: that social media is used as a recruitment tool and that exploitation within scam centres is ongoing. While the sources differ only slightly in wording, they converge on the scale of recruitment and the severity of harm faced by victims. The UN’s warning highlights the growing use of organised online recruitment to drive trafficking and exploitation, and it underscores the need for further action to prevent recruitment and protect victims.