Foreign Minister Says Some Job Scam Victims Refused Help And Don’t Wish To Return Home
35 Malaysian job scam victims rescued at Thai-Myanmar border. (source: FMT)
Amidst daily news headlining the horrors faced by job scam victims, particularly testimonies from survivors who returned home, a shocking update saw Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah telling the Dewan Rakyat that a portion of these victims ‘trapped’ in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar had refused help.
“While it’s true that a majority if them were scammed into working under the syndicates, some of them are actually satisfied with their jobs there,” he said, adding that several victims had been holidaying abroad when targeted by these syndicates offering attractive salaries.
“The communications and multimedia ministry has also begun communicating messages which aim to serve as warnings to Malaysians not to fall prey to these vile scams,” he added.
Saifuddin also noted that a total of 261 Malaysians were rescued…
