The disabled man is among three Malaysians believed to have been duped by false advertisements over social media into working as scammers in Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar. According to a relative, who wished to be known as Ah Lee, 48, he last contacted his 22-year-old nephew Ah Chong in March. Ah Lee claimed that a man, who acted as an agent, had brought his nephew to Kuala Lumpur and lodged a missing passport report at Dang Wangi before getting a new one made. Ah Lee said during their phone calls, his nephew told him he was warned by his boss that if he fails to work, he would be transferred or have his organs removed. After a week, I was given the job of befriending people on social media and given 10 phones to create various accounts using fake profiles.

Source: The Star May 10, 2022 07:32 UTC