Flight to cyberfraud: The Indians tricked and trapped in Myanmar

They flew out chasing a future. They landed in a nightmare.

WrittenBy:Avdhesh Kumar
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A job offer in Thailand. A telephonic interview. A ticket to a better life. Only to be kidnapped on arrival, taken captive, tortured and forced to commit cyber scams.            

This is the fate of hundreds of Indian youths falling prey to an international job fraud syndicate, whose operations are run in the tall buildings located in the disputed lands of Myanmar.

With no freedom to leave, no mobile phone and no hope, victims of the scams are made to scam Indians living all over the world. Their modus operandi: Catfish as a business woman, befriend potential targets on social media, obtain their personal information, lure them with lucky draw wins, and when they are unsuspecting, siphon off money from their account. 

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