Mark Bo is an independent researcher with a background in corporate and financial mapping, which he utilizes to investigate stakeholders in the online gambling, fraud, and money laundering industries in East and Southeast Asia.

05.14.2025

• Ivan Franceschini
• Ling Li
• Mark Bo

The Online Scam Industry Is Capitalism Built on Slave Labor

Centered in the lawless region of Southeast Asia known as the Golden Triangle, the scam industry is a new kind of capitalism built on corruption, organized crime, and slave labor — and it’s growing.