13 youths from Jammu and Kashmir rescued from a cyber-fraud hub in Myanmar after being trafficked, SSP Counter Intelligence Kashmir Tahir Ashraf says, “Online scams in the name of providing jobs take place every day. In this case, which we are dealing with now, the same thing happens: the educated young kids of Kashmir search for jobs on social media, especially on Facebook, and they click on links and find job vacancies for data entry operators. The job is available in foreign countries, especially in Thailand. So they clicked on it and gave an online interview. They got an interview call. Tickets were also sent to them. Some were sent. Some were told that they could come with tickets. So, these youths went to Thailand. After going there, they realised that they had been scammed and trapped there… When we received the info about this, we acted on it and rescued 13 youths…They have been brought here with proper security and proper counselling….”
13 Kashmiri Boys Rescued from Cyber-Fraud in Myanmar Claims SSP CIK
