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Two Japanese rescued after being forced into border scam work
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Thai police have rescued two Japanese men who said they were forced to travel to Thailand to work for a scam gang across the border in Myanmar, where they were made to defraud elderly people in Japan.
Key facts
- Thai police have rescued two Japanese men who said they were forced to travel to Thailand to work for a scam gang across the border in Myanmar, where they were made to defraud elderly people in Japan.
- The two men told police they had applied for jobs after seeing an advertisement on social media promising high pay for working in Thailand for just a few days, according to Pol Gen Thatchai Pitaneelabut, a deputy national police chief.
- The two Japanese victims identified by police as Kairi Goto, 21, and Jinn Shurakura, 20
- The men told police that the compound might house 2,000 to 3,000 workers, mostly Chinese, as well as Westerners and other foreigners
Summary
The two men told police they had applied for jobs after seeing an advertisement on social media promising high pay for working in Thailand for just a few days, according to Pol Gen Thatchai Pitaneelabut, a deputy national police chief.
The men contacted the person who posted the ad and were told that the employer would cover all travel and accommodation costs.