Five arrested in Hong Kong over South-East Asia job scams


Three men and two women were suspected of tricking Hong Kongers into accepting 'highly unrealistic' job offers abroad. - Bloomberg

HONG KONG (AFP): Five Hong Kongers have been arrested for allegedly setting up job scams in which victims were lured to South-East Asia and then held against their will, police announced Sunday (Aug 21).

In recent months, victims have reported travelling to countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos on false promises of romance or high-paying jobs, and then being detained and forced to work.

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