Sabahan rescued from Cambodian jobs scam syndicates returns home
Published on: Tuesday, September 27, 2022
By: Larry Ralon
The Sabahan victim, who only wants to be identified as Eric (left), shows an image of an electric rod used by the syndicates to beat their victims who refused to cooperate.
Kota Kinabalu: A Sabahan man rescued from the clutches of Cambodian jobs scam syndicates arrived here on a flight from Kuala Lumpur accompanied by Luyang Assemblyman Ginger Phoong Jin Zhe today.
The 28-year-old divorcé with two young children in Luyang, here, was working as a salesman in Miri, Sarawak, when he received an extraordinarily lucrative job offer.
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He then flew to Cambodia where he was instead forced to work as a scammer targetting people in China.
He was among about 100 people of various nationalities rescued during a Sept-19 raid by Cambodian authorities on a place where they were kept and forced to work as scammers.
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