Police Probe Reports Of 8 Sarawakians Coerced Into Working As Scammers In Myanmar

Despite being offered to work in Thailand, the victims were forced to work as online scammers at a call centre in Myanmar.

Cover image via Galileo Petingi/The Borneo Post & Bernama/Free Malaysia Today Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp for the latest stories and breaking newsRecently, Sarawak police received three reports concerning eight Sarawakians who were lured into accepting sham job offers and subsequently forced into working as online scammers in Myanmar

Azman said the victims, aged between 25 and 35, initially received job offers via Facebook to work in Thailand. "If they did not meet the target set by their 'employers', they were abused and threatened with being sold to other agents," Bernama quoted Azman as saying. Image via Bernama/Free Malaysia Today The reports have also been referred to Bukit Aman's Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants D3 unit, Interpol, and Aseanapol for further investigations

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