MetaFilter stops potential human trafficking
One of the most heinous travel-related crimes is the running scam, usually perpetrated upon Russian or Asian young women, of offering them a visa and a waiting job in a tempting country for a small fee (say, $3000 USD in whatever the local currency is)…and then, when they arrive, impressing them into prostitution by holding fear of Immigration authorities over their heads.
Now imagine if you were watching the possibility of this happening, in … Read more »