A total of 24 more Malaysian citizens who were victims of a job scam syndicate in Myawaddy, Myanmar, have safely arrived home.
A total of 4,895 individuals rescued from alleged job scam syndicates in Myanmar have been repatriated to their home countries, according to Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah police have urged the public to be cautious when considering job offers abroad to avoid falling victim to overseas job scams.
KUALA LUMPUR: An alleged job-scam victim rescued recently was found to be a human trafficker after investigations by Malaysian police.
KUALA LUMPUR: A rescued job scam victim has been arrested on suspicion of being a human trafficker following police investigations.
PETALING JAYA: 25 more Malaysians who were victims of online scam syndicates operating in Myawaddy, Myanmar, have been safely repatriated to Malaysia, says the Foreign Ministry.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police has received 489 reports involving 637 Malaysians who fell victim to human trafficking, particularly job scam syndicates targetting young people, from January until Wednesday (March 12).
Another 25 Malaysians who were victims of online scam syndicates in Myawaddy, Myanmar, have safely arrived at the Bukit Kayu Hitam ICQS Complex at 4.40pm on Wednesday, according to Malaysia's Foreign Ministry.
SINGAPORE: Twenty-five people were arrested, and another 65 are under investigation, after an islandwide anti-scam operation by the police and local banks, which ran from mid-February to early March.
KOTA KINABALU: Taqdiril Alim Bakar's last words to his mother in January were, "Please find me if I cannot be contacted after this".
SHAH ALAM: Selangor police have arrested seven suspects, including two women, on suspicion of being involved in an online fraud syndicate offering part-time jobs.
BANGKOK: (Bernama) The second batch of 25 Malaysians rescued from job scam syndicates in Myanmar has been repatriated via Mae Sot, Tak Province, in northern Thailand.
The second batch of 26 Malaysians rescued from job scam syndicates in Myanmar is expected to be repatriated on Tuesday (March 11) according to the Malaysian Embassy in Thailand.
BANGKOK: Thai police have arrested a Japanese man suspected of running an international scam network, a senior officer said on Thursday (March 20), as authorities crack down on the illegal operations.
SIBU: A shop assistant in his 50s has fallen victim to an online job scam, suffering a loss of RM140,880 after being deceived by a fraudulent part-time job offer.
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 750 Malaysians involved in job fraud syndicate abroad have been successfully rescued and repatriated to this country as of Feb 25.
SINGAPORE: More than 850 people believed to have scammed victims of over $8.1 million (US$6.08 million) are being investigated following a month-long operation between Singapore and Malaysia police.
JAKARTA: More than 500 Indonesians freed from online scam centres in Myanmar will be repatriated via Thailand in the coming days, a senior Indonesian official told AFP on Tuesday (March 18).
KUALA LUMPUR: Seven people have been detained in a raid on a condominium unit in Cyberjaya that was used as a scam call centre.
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 60 Malaysians, suspected to be victims of a job scam syndicate, have been rescued by Cambodian authorities in an operation conducted on Feb 22, says the Foreign Ministry.