In Dubai, Chinese Industrial-Scale Scam Mills Are Thriving

They hire a lot from Southeast Asia - I know a couple of people who went there to find work. Some were deceived with promise of "customer service" work, some went there willingly knowing whats going on due to lack of economic opportunities back home.

The operation varies from online gambling operation to investment scams, mostly targeting chinese citizens. I know many that operates from Cambodia, Myanmar, the Philippines, etc due to ease of "getting around" local law enforcement as well (and apparently, Dubai), and some even have "internal transfers" between these countries.