Cambodia scam victims expose shocking realities

KOCHI: Despite the ongoing probe into job scams and human trafficking for employment overseas, several youths, who were trafficked under the guise of data entry jobs in Cambodia and have since returned home to Kerala, continue to remain traumatised by the horrific experience.

Vishnu,24, from Kannur, one of the six victims of the job scam in Cambodia who was brought back to India with the assistance of the Indian embassy on August 9, recounted those days, “We were forced to conceal our identities, work as cyber slaves and lure others using fake IDs.