Social Media Sites Are Used To Lure Young Women Into Crimes

Gangs are using social media websites like Facebook to lure young women into crimes and prostitution, reported by head of European Policy Agency. He said traffickers were drawing victims in by posting advertisements for childcare or cleaning vacancies and once ensnared , controlling their movements by webchats and webcams. They are using modern technologieal tools to more efficiently monitor the increasing number of victims. So, instead of paying visit every day, they can use webchat services and also webcams to confirm they are where they should be, in that brothel waiting for the next customer. In the past pimps and traffickers had to do that by physically visiting them, Now they can just control more than 50 victims at the click of one button much more easily and readily, in virtual form. Police chief said criminal gangs regarded trafficking 'low -risk' high profit venture, which generates $150 billion a year for criminal gangs.