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The Corporate Architecture of Scam Operations
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Stepping back from Shoaib's individual story, Shibani Mahtani maps the full organizational structure of the scam industry — and it looks nothing like a jungle mafia [1] — Shibani Mahtani "These aren't improvised criminal outfits. Scam compounds have team leaders, managers, department heads, HR, PR, external recruiters, driver…" 29:00 . Inside a compound, frontline scammers like Shoaib report to team leaders, who report to managers, who report to department heads. There's a dedicated HR department managing recruitment and an external PR division that places the fake job ads. Outside the walls, the operation is equally elaborate: drivers who transport trafficked migrants, fruit and drink vendors who cluster around compound perimeters hoping for business, security guards who maintain the perimeter. Most significantly, the land is owned by tycoons with close ties to the Cambodian government. These landlords, Mahtani's sources say, maintain direct relationships with local police — tipping them off before any raids and ensuring the compounds stay protected. It is this political-criminal symbiosis that allowed the industry to grow, largely undisturbed, for years.
These aren't improvised criminal outfits. Scam compounds have team leaders, managers, department heads, HR, PR, external recruiters, drivers, and land owned by tycoons with ties to the Cambodian government. The landlords maintain relationships with police to tip them off before raids.
