Fraud groups have set up camps in Southeast Asian countries, involving human trafficking, illegal imprisonment, and even the people of Hong Kong, who have to pay high ransoms to leave.
Two Hong Kong "survivors" who escaped from camps in Cambodia and Myanmar, respectively, were interviewed by "Hong Kong 01" and recounted their experiences after the disaster.
Mr. E (pseudonym), who jumped out of the car in Cambodia, bluntly said that he never thought that he would experience the movie plot of calling for help and intercepting the windmill on the dark road; Mr. L (pseudonym), who paid ransom to leave the camp in Myanmar, described the camp The inner life "is the darkest day of life".
After they escaped, they appealed to Hong Kong people not to believe that there are jobs in the world that are exceptionally good, but not demanding.
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Mr. E said that although he had doubts about his work at the time, his friend claimed that he had also applied for and received payment, so he decided to "Bo Yi Bo". "I felt that the worst thing would not be serious enough that people would not be able to return to Hong Kong." (Photo by Yu Junliang)
I have long been suspicious of Cambodia's high salary, and I just want to make a lot of money
Due to financial difficulties, Mr. E (pseudonym) applied for a job in Cambodia under the recommendation of a friend in June. The job content only needs to open a local bank account, and each opening will be paid 50,000 to 100,000 yuan.
The person in charge of the company also pointed out that as long as he stays in Cambodia for seven days, the company will provide free round-trip air tickets, accommodation, travel insurance and living expenses of 10,000 yuan, and promises not to confiscate his passport.
He bluntly said that he was also suspicious about the job at the time, but his friend claimed that he had also applied for and received payment, so he decided to "Bo Yi Bo".
▼Mr. E's conversation with the fraud group before leaving Hong Kong▼
Mr. E escaped from a scam group in Cambodia. He said that he never thought that life would be like filming a movie.
(Photo by Yu Junliang)
Leaving Phnom Penh Airport, his passport was confiscated, and he drove directly to Sihanoukville Port
After he arrived at Phnom Penh Airport, a contact person took away his passport and claimed to escort him to the hotel by car.
He then boarded a private car with only him and two Cambodians in the car and sat there for two hours.
At first he found out there was a fraud. After opening the map on his mobile phone, he found that he was getting closer and closer to Sihanoukville Port, approaching the "Westport Park".
Mr. E (pseudonym), who escaped from the Cambodian fraud group, was interviewed by "Hong Kong 01" after returning to Hong Kong, and told his experience of jumping from the car.
(Photo by Yu Junliang)
Conflict with driver, jump out of car
Mr. E called the person in charge of the company at that time, and found that no one was connected, and tried to stop the private car, but the driver pretended not to hear, but drove faster and faster, "I pulled the car's boomer down, Slow down and stop them."
He worried that if he didn't run away now, he would be even less likely to leave when he got to the Westport Park, so he decided to jump out of the car and run away, "Crossing the car across the road, waving, calling for help, walking in the middle of the road, and telling them to stop the car and leave."
I didn’t think about living my life as if I were filming a movie. I stopped a hitchhiker on a dark highway, waved my hand, called for help, and stopped at the center of the road, calling for the car to stop, and the car buried me.
When I meet a good person, I go back out, so grateful.
Mr E
Mr. E then boarded a private car with only him and two Cambodians in the car, and sat there for two hours.
Mr. E discovered the fraud and decided to jump out of the car.
(provided by respondents)
It took nearly a month to process the documents before returning to Hong Kong
Mr. E revealed that two Cambodians prevented him from leaving at that time, but because they were relatively small and had no weapons, they were able to escape successfully. After intercepting a passing truck to a safe place, they intercepted the ride back to the airport. "The contact person only called me at that time, saying that it is very dangerous for you to go alone, and that he will find someone to take him away. Of course, I didn't believe them at the time."
Although he arrived at the airport, he could not return to Hong Kong because he lost his passport.
He then turned to the Immigration Department and the Chinese embassy to process his documents and stayed in Phnom Penh until July before returning to Hong Kong.
Mr. L (pseudonym), a Hong Konger, was once trapped in a Burmese fraud camp. There were military and police officers in the camp. He had to pay the ransom before leaving.
(provided by respondents)
The darkest, darkest, darkest days in my life, it's just a period of time, I want to shout about it.
Mr.L
Mr. L in the sleepy Burma camp: the darkest day of his life
Another Mr. L (pseudonym) was not so lucky and was trapped in a Myanmar scam camp for three months.
"That period was the darkest day in my life." Mr. L choked.
Mr. L, a Hong Konger who works in Thailand, met a Chinese locally. The other party said that he was recommended by "Xun Gong" to explore the European and American markets for a company. The labor was not low and the room and board were included, which attracted Mr. L to join.
In April this year, after recruiters bought a plane ticket for Mr. L and sent him to Mae Sot, Thailand, armed soldiers took him to a camp in Myanmar.
▼Mr. L’s situation in Myanmar’s fraud camp▼
More than a dozen companies in the camp do all kinds of fraudulent gambling game investments
After Mr. L arrived at the camp, he found that more than a dozen companies in the camp were engaged in fraud, which was completely different from the job content he was told when he was hired: "There are various types of fraud, ranging from gambling to game fraud." In recent years, the mainland Severely cracked down on fraud and capital swindling, the fraud group turned to European and American people, and Mr. L was asked to work in a company engaged in investment fraud.
Mr. L admitted that he wanted to leave as soon as he arrived at the camp, but the fraudulent group demanded a huge amount of compensation from him. If he could not pay, he had to stay and work until the agreed completion date.
However, he said that he refused to cheat and only wanted to do work other than cheating: "I don't want to do anything illegal. I was there for four months and I didn't open a single bill."
▼Part of the situation in the fraud camp▼
"Fate is in the camp, not even an ant"
After entering the camp, those who are "sold by piglets" need to "run the numbers" to earn money through fraud.
Mr. L pointed out that people with good performance can live a better life in the camp. For example, he pointed out that if they can earn 1 million yuan for the fraud group, they can get a 15% commission. Released after the amount specified by the group.
The fraudulent group will have a "honeymoon period" at first. Even if there is "zero performance" in the first two months, the "piggy" will still be paid, but if there is still no performance after that, there will be no salary from the third month.
"The camp includes board and lodging. Food is not a problem, but daily necessities cannot be bought. Some people even owe debts due to lack of performance," said Mr. L.
Mr. L pointed out that most of the campers are mainlanders, and there are also Malaysian Chinese. He and his campmates are under pressure and fear: "A camper once told me that we cannot bring money and customers to the fraudulent syndicate. , our lives are in the camp, not even the ants. This is the voice of Piggy."
The Security Bureau has set up a special team to deal with job-seeking scams in Southeast Asian countries. On August 18, officers from the Police Force and Immigration Department distributed leaflets at the check-in counters at Hong Kong International Airport to remind departing passengers to be careful about job-seeking scams and pay attention Safe travel.
(Photo by the Information Services Department)
Work hard, five toils, seven injuries, pay the ransom to get out
Mr. L said more than once that he was ashamed and ashamed of being "sold to piglets". After entering the camp, he also blocked and deleted the contact information of all his family members: "I don't want my family to use money to save me." L, who has long-term illnesses himself Sir, I work 13 hours a day in the Electric Fraud Park, and I planned to work hard until the agreed completion date, but after more than three months, I have five tuberculosis and seven injuries.
Unable to bear it, Mr. L asked his friends in Thailand for help, and finally he was able to leave the park only after his friend paid a ransom of about tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars.
"If I hadn't left, I might have been resold to KK Park now." Mr. L, who had regained his freedom, said that he hoped to warn Hong Kong people not to trust strangers who want to make friends and teach people to invest in communication software and games. , pointing out that most of them are scams.
He also appealed not to believe recruitment advertisements with high salaries and unusually generous regulations: "There are so many bad people in this world, so it's not good to be naive."
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