Malaysian woman claims son deceived by employment scam in Laos


The woman claimed her son was not given food and drink because he refused to work as a phone scammer. — Dreamstime/TNS

KUALA LUMPUR: Nine Malaysian men, deceived by an employment agency with promises of lucrative job offers abroad, found themselves working as customer service officers of an online scam syndicate, believed to be in Laos.

They were also believed to be locked up and beaten by their employer.

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