{"id":388,"date":"2025-04-22T09:22:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T09:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=388"},"modified":"2025-04-22T09:22:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T09:22:52","slug":"facebook-groups-behind-gambling-referral-fraud-in-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=388","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Groups Behind Gambling Referral Fraud in Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/facebook_bot_bangladesj_22-1024x576.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/facebook_bot_bangladesj_22-1024x576.avif 1024w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/facebook_bot_bangladesj_22-300x169.avif 300w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/facebook_bot_bangladesj_22-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/facebook_bot_bangladesj_22-18x10.avif 18w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/facebook_bot_bangladesj_22.avif 1059w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hundreds of Facebook groups are now being used to promote gambling platforms in Bangladesh. 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