Job scam victims relate experiences in Cambodia
Published on: Sunday, October 30, 2022
By: Bernama
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JOHOR BAHRU: Their movements were not only monitored but controlled 24 hours a day for seven Malaysians, including a woman, all aged between 18 and 34, from Johor. The employment seekers fell victim to a job scam syndicate in Cambodia.
One of the victims, who wanted to be known as Wan, 34, said once they arrived in Cambodia, they were placed for five months in what was believed to be the syndicate’s operations centre, a hotel in Sok, Phnom Penh.
He said that before leaving for Cambodia, they were offered jobs by a local agent at a casino with a lucrative salary of as much as US$1,100 a month.
However, upon arrival they were forced to work as scammers for a cryptocurrency operation masterminded by a Taiwanese.
“We were attracted to the salary, and were offered a job as servers at a casino but when we arrived there, we were told to work as scammers.
“If we refused to sign the contract (as scammers) for six months, we were asked to pay RM15,000 per person to return home, so we were forced to sign the contract,” he said at a press conference held at the Larkin State Legislative Assembly representative’s service centre, here, today.
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Wan, from Kampung Melayu Paloh, Kluang said for the five months in Cambodia, they were not paid their salaries. However, they were not harmed by the syndicate.
“However, some…
