The Visakhapatnam police released 85 individuals who were held captive by a cybercrime syndicate based in Myanmar. The revelation was made on Wednesday at a news conference by Visakhapatnam police commissioner Shanka Brata Bagchi, who highlighted the growing risks associated with phony employment offers that trick naive applicants into potentially fatal circumstances.
Attending the press briefing, one of the rescued victims described his ordeal of applying for a job on LinkedIn and getting a link that accepted his CV and offered him the position. He claimed that a pharmaceutical company in Bangkok made him an alluring proposition that offered handsome compensation. But after reaching Bangkok, he was abducted and taken to Myanmar, where he was forced to labor for a Chinese con firm. The victim was made to pretend to be a woman and engage in conversations with individuals from a variety of nations, including Spain, Germany, India, Russia, Turkey, and Iraq, asking them to grade female things on eBay and send money back. The victim would be tortured and put in jail if he didn’t comply. He was threatened with imprisonment and subjected to harsh punishments when he rebelled. His father filed a complaint with the police commissioner after he was able to use social media to ask for assistance.
The woman, who had been compelled to work for months, wanted to go back to India but was told she would have to pay $8,000 (about Rs 8 lakhs). He was moved to another Chinese company after he was unable to make payments. While coming to his aid, a Chennai resident made a demand for cash. After that, the victim was transferred to the Musseette Tak Immigration Office accompanied by a KBGF Army escort. Before being brought to the Bangkok Tak Immigration Office, he was detained for five days at the Musseette IDC Center and held in jail for one day. After confirming the victim’s information, the Indian Embassy gave him travel instructions to India. With the assistance of the Embassy, the victim arrived in Visakhapatnam without incident.
Commissioner Bagchi emphasized the worrisome increase in fictitious employment offers from abroad made possible by unlicensed recruiting brokers. The police commissioner issued a warning to prospective employees, saying that these kinds of scams are becoming more common on social media sites like Facebook, WhatsApp, and LinkedIn. He advised job seekers to make sure that any employment contract contains explicit details about salary and working conditions and to confirm the validity of recruitment agencies through proper means.
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