{"title":"Ivan Franceschini","description":"Ivan Franceschini is a lecturer at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne. His current research focuses on ethnic Chinese transnational crime, especially in the field of online fraud. He co-founded the Made in China Journal and The People's Map of Global China\/ Global China Pulse. His books include Proletarian China (2022), Global China as Method (2022), and Afterlives of Chinese Communism (2019). He also co-directed the documentaries Dreamwork China (2011) and Boramey (2021).","products":[{"product_id":"scam-inside-southeast-asias-cybercrime-compounds-paperback","title":"Scam: Inside Southeast Asia's Cybercrime Compounds - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA probing investigation of Southeast Asia's online scam industry - told through the voices of survivors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRunning the gamut from the infamous 'pig butchering' romance con to sophisticated online extortion and investment fraud, Southeast Asia has emerged as the global hub for cybercrime. Based on years of field research, \u003ci\u003eScam \u003c\/i\u003etakes an in-depth look at the history and inner dynamics of the region's online scam industry. Revealed are the appalling working conditions -- akin to modern slavery -- in the hundreds of prisonlike compounds that have mushroomed throughout multiple countries. The result is a shocking exposé of victims forced to be perpetrators, a tragic modern tale.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51381307998431,"sku":"9781804296905","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/q8S23nT1qw9781804296905.webp?v=1789282902"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/ivan-franceschini.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}