Sabahan job scam victim finally home after three-month ordeal in Cambodia


Eric (left) showing the electrical rod the syndicate used to torture disobedient the job scam captives.

KOTA KINABALU: A 28-year-old Malaysian job scam victim can finally heave a sigh of relief after spending a hellish experience being forced to work for a syndicate carrying out a number of cheating activities in Cambodia.

The man, who wished to be known only as Eric, landed safely in his home state of Sabah on Tuesday (Sept 27), some three months after falling for a job scam that convinced him he could earn large sums of money.

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