Security News > 2020 > March > Human traffickers use social media oversharing to gain victims’ trust
On Monday, the FBI's online crime division - the Internet Crime Complaint Center - issued a warning that human traffickers are increasingly using online platforms, including popular social media and dating platforms, to recruit and to advertise sex trafficking victims.
Human trafficking victims are beaten, starved, deceived, and forced into sex work or agricultural, domestic, restaurant, or factory jobs with little to no pay.
Human traffickers target vulnerable individuals by preying on their personal situations.
Human traffickers target and recruit their victims by appearing to offer help, or pretending to be a friend or potential romantic partner.
After establishing a false sense of trust, traffickers may force victims into sex work or forced labor.