KULIM – Malaysians who are victims of job scams and find themselves stranded in foreign countries are generally easily swayed by advertisements on social media offering job opportunities with attractive salaries and other benefits.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said their family members or parents then lodge missing person reports or seek help to locate them abroad.
The root cause of the problem, he said, is the tendency to be easily manipulated into believing social media campaigns offering lucrative income, comfortable accommodation, paid plane fares, and such other things when working abroad.
“When they get there, things are not as promised, and some are able to contact police,” he told reporters near here today.
Yesterday, it was reported that the mother of Chong Sum Yee, 22, a Malaysian woman believed to be missing in Chiang Mai, Thailand, does not believe the viral videos of her daughter claiming she is safe and healthy.
Chee Choy Won, 50, said this was because the videos were uploaded on a new Facebook account under the name of “Moe Aye”.
Saifuddin Nasution said the woman’s disappearance has been left to police to investigate and so far he has not received any updates on the case. – Bernama, June 11, 2023
