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It's much much worse than that. There no "the woman", there was "a woman" who was hired to play the part. The rest of the operation is call center sweat shop/bo
by TylerE 3y ago
It's much much worse than that. There no "the woman", there was "a woman" who was hired to play the part. The rest of the operation is call center sweat shop/boiler room. Often the people involved are being held against their will.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68444058 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68444058
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