Support Our Work
Scam operations continue because the systems behind them remain largely untouched. While the issue has been discussed for years, the infrastructure—compounds, protection networks, and financial channels—stays in place. Most responses happen after harm is done, because upstream work is difficult, risky, and often avoided.
GASO exists to do that upstream work. We identify scam centres, map who controls and protects them, and trace the flows that keep them operating. This is slow, ground-level work that depends on people continuing to do it. Donations do not fund campaigns or awareness. They keep our work alive so that contributors can continue working on the ground.
Our Current Projects
Regional Scam Infrastructure Intelligence (RSII)
A restricted, non-operational intelligence capability providing evidence-grade, spatially grounded analysis of scam-linked human trafficking infrastructure across Southeast Asia. It integrates longitudinal satellite imagery, survivor-corroborated verification, and structured open-source analysis to document where scam infrastructure operates, how it relocates under pressure, and how displacement unfolds across borders. RSII delivers confidence-tiered, auditable intelligence designed to support risk-informed prioritisation, policy and regulatory review, and cross-agency coordination—without conducting enforcement, investigations, or operational tasking.
Structural Analysis of Scam Monetisation Pathways (Advisory-Validated)
This project examines structural monetisation pathways associated with scam-linked trafficking operations, focusing on how illicit proceeds are aggregated and interface with financial systems at an ecosystem level. Analysis is grounded in survivor-derived information and open-source data, with technical validation provided by external financial crime specialists operating under confidentiality constraints.
The objective is to generate policy-relevant insights into systemic financial dependencies and vulnerabilities, without conducting operational tracing, monitoring, or enforcement activity.
Applied Research on Scam Platform UI Template Reuse and Infrastructure Linkage
This research makes organised scam operations more visible by showing how scam platforms reuse the same UI templates and deployment infrastructure across multiple websites. By turning fragmented scam cases into verifiable technical linkages, the project improves understanding of how scams are produced and scaled, and provides a practical evidence base that supports clearer analysis, coordination, and response across stakeholders.
Publications
Informed by direct engagement with both defrauded victims and forced-labour survivors, our publications and briefings are grounded in operational reality rather than abstract policy models. This dual perspective enables practical, implementable analysis of how scam-linked trafficking systems function on the ground.
Support sustains independent, evidence-based analysis and ensures this work remains focused on real-world impact and policy relevance.