An Indonesian woman was rescued, along with several others from the Poipet compound, after a desperate plea for help
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A deceptive Facebook ad promising a call center job led her to a dangerous scam operation in Poipet, a Western border town with Thailand, where she endured psychological torment and witnessed horrific violence. “These locations offer a combination of factors: proximity to borders, which facilitates the movement of people and money; weak law enforcement; and the presence of Special Economic Zones that operate with less oversight.
After landing in Ho Chi Minh City, the group was transported by van to Bavet, Cambodia, where Silvia handled their passports at the border checkpoint. They then continued to Phnom Penh, where they met Stephen, an Indonesian manager who assured them the job was legitimate. Kiki worked as a scammer, impersonating a customer service agent for a telecommunications company. She would cold-call Indonesian numbers, using a script to deceive people into believing they owed money. If victims refused to pay, another scammer posing as a police officer would threaten them.
Before the rescue, the Indonesians asked the Chinese leader if they could pray in one room after mentioning that Kiki’s mother passed away. At the time, they were able to take a group photo and send it to her fiancé who sent it to the embassy. “Our boss told us to pack and sent us to the street. He already knew we reported to the embassy and wanted to throw us out. They didn’t want us to be in the office anymore.”
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