The Ministry of External Affairs issued an advisory on Saturday on their official page regarding fake job rackets targeting IT skilled youths. The move comes after a video of Indians stuck in Myanmar came to light few days ago.
The advisory by the External Affairs ministry started with the instances of fake job rackets offering lucrative jobs to entice Indian youths for the posts of 'Digital Sales and Marketing Executives' in Thailand by dubious IT firms involved in call-centre scams and crypto-currency fraud.
“The target groups are IT skilled youth who are duped in the name of lucrative data entry jobs in Thailand through social media advertisements as well as by Dubai and India-based agents,” said the MEA in the advisory.
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The advisory by the MEA further added that victims are reportedly taken across the border illegally mostly into Myanmar and held captive to work under harsh conditions.
The MEA, through the advisory, advised Indians to not get trapped in such fake job offers being floated through social media platforms or other sources.
“Before travelling on tourist/visit visa for employment purposes, Indian nationals are advised to check/verify credentials of foreign employers through concerned Missions abroad, and antecedents of recruiting agents as well as any company before taking up any job offer,” said the MEA advisory.
Recently, a video of Indians held captive and forced to do illegal work in Myanmar came across the MEA. In a video sent by the Tamils from Myanmar, the men said, “We are the people who are stuck in Thailand. But we are not in Thailand, we were brought to Myanmar. They are making us do scams. By scam we mean they are involved in scamming in many countries, including India.
After the video came to light, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin wrote to PM Modi seeking the external affairs ministry intervention in the issue
The ministry has rescued 30 Indians till now.