50 ‘duped’ by work abroad scammers

A team of Thai women yesterday lodged an issue with police towards a local woman plus her Korean spouse over an claimed working abroad fraud.

The ladies had allegedly already been duped into paying commission for nonexistent jobs in Southern Korea, said Claime Mai Tong Fishing rod rescue Facebook web page administrator, Ekkaphop Luangprasert.

Mr Ekkaphop lodged the particular complaint with the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division on behalf of 50 ladies.

The particular couple allegedly acted as a job company and charged victims hefty commissions before the victims discovered the particular jobs did not exist.

The particular agency reportedly boasted it had shipped over 2, 000 workers to overseas jobs.

One victim stated she saw a good advertisement on Fb, saying the company found employment just for Thai job seekers, but they charged 7, 500 baht for travel cover and between fifteen, 000-100, 000 baht for total expenses.

The victim said the particular agency was in order to issue her with counterfeit immigration files for travel reasons.

The particular victim learned the girl was deceived upon July 8 when she checked with all the Korean immigration workplace and did not complete the required process. After contacting the company, she was blocked from reaching all of them.

Mister Ekkaphop said his page has got a lot of complaints from ladies who had been lured to fund jobs in Europe and Asia.

In the mean time, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said numerous Facebook accounts are now advertising jobs within the UAE, with many encouraging one thing but providing another.

“When victims found its way to the country, they’d need to do other work such as sex work or gambling careers and their given would be seized. Lots of women victims have been forced to have sex or were physically injured, inch Mr Suchart mentioned.