According to Lex Sokolin, 1,800 criminals were exposed for using an AI-cloned CEO voice to steal $499,000 in a single call, and police raids found the callers were enslaved in scam compounds and forced to commit fraud. The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights reported in 2023 that human trafficking and forced labor are widespread in cyber scam centers across Southeast Asia, aligning with this pattern described by Lex Sokolin. The US Federal Trade Commission issued a 2023 consumer alert warning that AI voice-clone fraud can convincingly target families and businesses, raising identity-verification and compliance pressure for fintech and crypto on-ramps. Chainalysis’ 2024 Crypto Crime Report notes that scam proceeds frequently move via crypto rails, with stablecoins such as USDT featuring in significant illicit flows, heightening AML scrutiny on exchanges and payment channels.