The publicist of the Malaysian International Humanitarian Organization revealed that he received a report from a “slave” in Myanmar.
He found some new faces from Malaysians in the syndicate’s workplace. He also stated that next month, there will be a new batch of Malaysians who are about to risk their lives to go to the “get-rich job offer” where the slaves is located to provide “manpower” for these scam operations.
According to Xuan (Malaysian Chinese Media), it stated that there is still a large batch of Malaysians travelling to Cambodia in the coming month seeking such “opportunities”.
The media reported that most of the victims are youngsters, The Malaysian government and media has been warning job seekers of job scams and yet there are still many in denial thinking that a “large pot of gold is at the end of the rainbow”.
Cambodia Cyber Slaves
Many Malaysians who were cheated to go Cambodia or other countries for the “job opportunity” stated that they were treated brutally.
They were beaten or tasered into submission and forced to work for these scam call centres.
The scammers make use of the language and accents of Malaysians to make scam calls to other Malaysians to execute the scams.
Recently, 23-year-old Malaysian Wei Zheng Feng died after travelling to Thailand. He was tricked by his online girlfriend to go overseas to work.
The Malaysian authorities is calling out to all job seekers to be wary of overseas “opportunities” as the tricks come in all shapes and sizes.
The syndicate typically offers lucrative jobs as a lure to those who are seeking a higher salary and standard of living.