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Rob CarlsonInteresting (but entirely anecdotal) note since I started responding with human trafficking assistance resources to every incoming sha zhu pan ("pig butchering") text message -- they have stopped completely. I believe I got added to some exclusion list the criminals pass around. So I can endorse this strategy on several levels now.
Going T. Maine@vees which resources?
Speed demon 🇪🇺 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇵🇸@vees Neat :) . I'd also appreciate a link.
I'm wondering, such advice would have to specific to the jurisdiction where the victim is held/comes from ?
I'm wondering, such advice would have to specific to the jurisdiction where the victim is held/comes from ?
Mitch Wagner@mitch @hakona "Sometimes people who send messages like this aren’t doing it by choice, and are being forced or trafficked into it. If that’s what’s happening, you don’t have to tell me details but please know you can get help confidentially and for free. You can message @BeFree (233733) in the U.S. or visit humantraffickinghotline.org for local numbers in other countries. They can connect you with safety, shelter, and legal help without involving the police unless you want that."
@vees I love this. I'm saving it as an autoexpander on my iPhone and will use it with gusto. Thank you!
Benjamin Braatz@vees @mitch @hakona Brilliant idea. https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en/get-help seems to still be very US-centric, though. Do you know any international resource? A lot of the scammers seem to operate out of other countries.
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@HeptaSean @mitch @hakona Hope maybe we can crowdsource them here. I put this together on the spur of the moment and it worked. I have no idea what country the folks texting me are from, but they have access to a virtual phone in the NANP phone number space by virtue of texting me, so that's how I approached it.
B'ad Samurai 🐐🇺🇦This is one I have for Thailand and Myanmar
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This is what I could find for Australia: https://www.modernslavery.gov.au/support-someone-else/report-suspected-modern-slavery
It seems that the Federal Police 🤢 or the Salvation Army 🤮 are the only bodies dealing with it. Yikes.
@vees @HeptaSean @mitch @hakona
This is what I could find for Australia: https://www.modernslavery.gov.au/support-someone-else/report-suspected-modern-slavery
It seems that the Federal Police 🤢 or the Salvation Army 🤮 are the only bodies dealing with it. Yikes.
@vees @HeptaSean @mitch @hakona
berdario@badsamurai @vees @HeptaSean @mitch @hakona their "want to learn more" link to "anti-trafficking resources" is a 404 :/
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Gray@vees https://globalmodernslavery.org/ looks pretty good for international
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Orca 🌻 | 🎀 | 🪁 | 🏴🏳️⚧️@vees @mitch @hakona @BeFree@jawns.club
The scam factory bosses are probably watching the enslaved talking with victims, though.
Also obviously they won't have access to phones or other non-work digital devices.
The scam factory bosses are probably watching the enslaved talking with victims, though.
Also obviously they won't have access to phones or other non-work digital devices.
@mitch @hakona @vees
Thank you.
I also wanted to help them escape, but scam has become a whole industry in some places, and for security reasons "workspace" surveillance might be even harder than office workers in normal companies. Acts that might cause retribution from those bosses are very risky and might not help a lot. A "slave" like this can only learn how to escape by becoming familiar with nearby environment and timings, in a way it's like escaping a prison.
Thank you.
I also wanted to help them escape, but scam has become a whole industry in some places, and for security reasons "workspace" surveillance might be even harder than office workers in normal companies. Acts that might cause retribution from those bosses are very risky and might not help a lot. A "slave" like this can only learn how to escape by becoming familiar with nearby environment and timings, in a way it's like escaping a prison.
Justin Fitzsimmons@vees sounds good, can you share those resources with us too? 😅
Jason Anthony Guy@vees Thanks for posting this….
Jay HannahMy first experiment with maybe helping an SMS spammer instead of just blocking them. Copy/paste is quick. Thanks @vees
