Martin HollandA 26-year-old IT graduate from West Sumatra ended up in a #scam compound in March 2024 after a string of bad luck. He once worked as a freelance front-end developer but found opportunities drying up in IT. Frustrated, he tried his hand at a fruit distribution business, which failed.
One day, while browsing #acebook, he saw an opening for a search engine optimization specialist at a Singapore-based stock trading company. Following a job interview with a recruiter on #Telegram, he was placed at the company’s satellite office in Cambodia and promised a salary of $800 a month.
He did not realize he was trafficked until his #passport was confiscated in Phnom Penh, #Cambodia, and he was driven to a remote compound protected by armed guards. He worked 15-hour shifts in a #CallCenter and had to defraud victims of $40,000 every month, he told @restofworld. He was paid less than half his promised salary.https://restofworld.org/2025/fake-job-ads-facebook-telegram-indonesia-tech-workers/
One day, while browsing #acebook, he saw an opening for a search engine optimization specialist at a Singapore-based stock trading company. Following a job interview with a recruiter on #Telegram, he was placed at the company’s satellite office in Cambodia and promised a salary of $800 a month.
He did not realize he was trafficked until his #passport was confiscated in Phnom Penh, #Cambodia, and he was driven to a remote compound protected by armed guards. He worked 15-hour shifts in a #CallCenter and had to defraud victims of $40,000 every month, he told @restofworld. He was paid less than half his promised salary.https://restofworld.org/2025/fake-job-ads-facebook-telegram-indonesia-tech-workers/
Dimitri Dhuyvetter
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