Overseas job offer that leads to a scam compound abroad
A well-paid job abroad, often in Southeast Asia, turns out to be forced work in a compound that runs online frauds.
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How it works
- A recruiter on WhatsApp, Telegram or social media offers a well-paid job abroad, often in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos or Myanmar, for data entry, customer support or "digital marketing".
- After a short online interview, they send a ticket and a tourist visa, and someone meets you at the airport and drives you across a border.
- Your passport is taken, you are forced to work long hours running online frauds on other people, and your family is asked for a large sum to free you.
What it looks like
Example messages. Numbers and links are masked.
Urgent hiring: data entry and customer support in Thailand. Salary USD 1,200 a month, free ticket, visa and stay. Only basic English and typing needed. Interview on WhatsApp today.
Don't worry about the work visa, you travel on a tourist visa and the company converts it after you join. Our person will receive you at the airport.
Red flags
- Very high pay for simple computer work
- Tourist visa instead of a work visa
- Interview and offer only on WhatsApp or Telegram
- Flight to one country, then driven across a border
The one question to ask
Why would a real job abroad send you on a tourist visa?
Already paid or shared details?
If you or a family member is already abroad and being held, contact the nearest Indian embassy or consulate and your local police in India at once. If you paid an agent or recruiter, call 1930 and file a complaint at cybercrime.gov.in with the chats, offer letter and payment details.
1930 · cybercrime.gov.in
Also seen as
- Work visa for Europe or Canada with a large upfront fee
- "Free" job abroad offered by a friend of a friend