Inside the $40 Billion Scam Factories Swallowing Nigeria’s Youth

<p>When 23 young Nigerians were rescued from fortified cyber-scam compounds on the Myanmar border in February 2026, it exposed the newest pipeline of a $40 billion criminal industry that has enslaved 300,000 people from 66 countries, survived military crackdowns, state executions, and international sanctions, and is now spreading to Africa.</p>