Scam victims lying to save face, says Cambodia

Kung-fu Hillbilly · Post by **Kung-fu Hillbilly** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 10:05 am

Jan 28th, 2023
by Austin Camoens

“At our discussions with the Cambodian authorities, they told us that their probe had revealed that many of these individuals were not victims of human trafficking but made up these stories so that they could be ‘rescued’,”

SEPANG: Many stories of torture, hunger and being human trafficking victims told by some Malaysians are just that – stories, Cambodian authorities have told their Malaysian counterparts.

They also claimed they had discovered that some of these Malaysians had accumulated huge gambling debts at casinos there, while others could not pay back the money they owed loan sharks.

“Based on our checks, these victims would be given certain privileges if they were detained at immigration depots while alleged criminals would have been subjected to tighter control.

“The Cambodian authorities also told us that none of the Malaysians involved had ever been beaten or abused by the syndicates that hired them,” he said.

Comm Abd Jalil said the Cambodian authorities had also indicated that they would no longer accept information from unverified channels, only the Malaysian Embassy there or the Malaysian police.

“We also cannot rule out (the possibility) that there were certain NGOs taking advantage of the situation,” he said.

As at Jan 26, a total of 262 police reports has been lodged, with 218 individuals having been brought home while 113 others remain stuck in Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and other countries.

full.https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... s-cambodia

Doc67 · Post by **Doc67** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 10:17 am

That doesn't sound like progress.

rogerrabbit · Post by **rogerrabbit** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 1:58 pm

I think this is related news too.

SEPANG, Jan 27 — Some Malaysians who had lucrative jobs in Cambodia's scam syndicates have made their way back there even after being rescued, Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan said today.

He also said that some individuals did not want to be saved because they were earning good money as scam syndicates after hitting their “sales” targets set by their employers.

“The victims know that they will work as scammers in Cambodia, but because they did not achieve their key performance indicators (KPI), they get the authorities involved.

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia ... ings/52196

Doc67 · Post by **Doc67** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 2:54 pm

rogerrabbit wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 1:58 pm I think this is related news too.

SEPANG, Jan 27 — Some Malaysians who had lucrative jobs in Cambodia's scam syndicates have made their way back there even after being rescued, Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan said today.

He also said that some individuals did not want to be saved because they were earning good money as scam syndicates after hitting their “sales” targets set by their employers.

“The victims know that they will work as scammers in Cambodia, but because they did not achieve their key performance indicators (KPI), they get the authorities involved.

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia ... ings/52196

Well, it's reassuring to know that these scam operators are professional. well organised and embrace modern management techniques like, "Key Performance Indicators (KPI)".

chriz_PP · Post by **chriz_PP** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 4:03 pm

He also said that some individuals did not want to be saved because they were earning good money as scam syndicates after hitting their “sales” targets set by their employers.

“The victims know that they will work as scammers in Cambodia, but because they did not achieve their key performance indicators (KPI), they get the authorities involved.

it would be lovely if they could arrest those and keep them locked until they've repaid their scammed amounts... instead of talking about them as a standard employee failing KPIs (yeah yeah I know, no jurisdiction, but had to vent)