Job scam victim tells of ‘prison’, beatings in Myanmar

Cry for help: A picture shared by a job scam victim of an area in Myawaddy, where he is allegedly being held.

GEORGE TOWN: Job scam victims from Malaysia, Taiwan and even China are being held in prison-like conditions in the Myawaddy area at the Thai-Myanmar border, a victim has claimed.

He claimed he was in a tightly guarded area where trafficked people were forced to become reluctant scammers to snare prospective victims around the world by phone.