Trip to the cyber-slave factories in Laos that scam you in Spain: "In my plant, we were dedicated to romantic scams"

Carmen, 63, fell for a man she met online, who claimed to be an Argentine engineer. After sending him €38,000 for medical emergencies, she suspected a scam when he vanished. The man was actually an Ethiopian trapped in Laos, forced to scam others. Crónica investigates the Golden Triangle, where love scams thrive, fueled by a criminal network led by Zhao Wei, accused of various crimes. Victims, often lured by fake job offers, are exploited as 'cyber slaves' in harsh conditions. Many are coerced into committing fraud, with severe punishments for failure. Spain is a target for these scams, with a significant rise in cyber fraud cases reported.