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The victims are also apparently taken across the border illegally, mostly into Myanmar where they are held captive and forced to work under "harsh conditions"
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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on 24 September issued an advisory warning against "fake job rackets", which fundamentally targets the skilled youth in the IT industry.
As per the advisory, victims are deceived in the disguise of lucrative data entry jobs in Thailand through social media advertisements and by Dubai and India-based agents.
The victims are also apparently taken across the border illegally, mostly into Myanmar where they are held captive and forced to work under "harsh conditions," the advisory read.
The Ministry said that Indian nationals are advised not to get entrapped in such fake job offers being floated through social media platforms or other sources.
"Indian nationals are advised to check the credentials of foreign employers through concerned missions abroad and the background of recruiting agents as well as any company before accepting any job offer, this will prevent them from getting entrapped in such fake job offers, the advisory added.
The ministry also noted that "dubious" IT firms are being involved in call-center scams, cryptocurrency frauds and operating fake rackets by offering employment to win over the skilled youth for jobs such as digital sales and marketing executives in Thailand.
Through its missions in Bangkok and Myanmar, such instances have been lately reported under the Ministry’s notice.
The advisory stated that the target groups, communicated the above to the skilled youth through fake social media advertisements with the involvement of Dubai and India based agents.