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Chinese gangs running cyber crime: As strict as Chinese goods are, so are their policies, no matter which sector it is. Recently, a case of fake casinos being run by Chinese gangs has come to light. Chinese people are making employees work illegally by luring them with the promise of giving them work in casinos. There are reports that Chinese gangs are trapping many Indians by doing such activities. Let us understand how they make Indians their victims.
What is the bullying of Chinese gang?
This scam in the name of jobs is flourishing not in China but in Cambodia. Chinese goons are running cyber crime centers in the name of businesses like casinos which are legal in Cambodia and to operate them they have enslaved valuable workers from all over the world including India. An Indian citizen who went there in the hope of a good job got badly trapped in the net of the Chinese gang. They 'bought' his freedom by giving him money in some way or the other and then came to India.
Who is an Indian?
This is about Praveen Martha, a resident of Telangana. Praveen was looking for a good job. He was a member of a WhatsApp group named 'Azerbaijan Mr. Overseas'. One day, Praveen was offered a job in Azerbaijan by group managers 'Thanugula Vamshi Krishna' and 'Tota Mahesh'. Praveen agreed. Praveen said that to get the job, one lakh rupees will have to be paid first, he transferred that much money online.
What happened to Praveen?
After this, Praveen was kept hanging for many months. Neither was he given a job nor was he allowed to deposit money. When he repeatedly inquired about the job, one day he was told that a job of data entry operator was available in Cambodia. If not Azerbaijan, then Cambodia, Praveen got ready to get a well-paid job abroad. He reached Cambodia. While taking him from the airport, the taxi driver confiscated his passport and took him to a huge office complex. There were many call centers running there and about 5,000 Indians were working in them. Praveen realized that he had been cheated, but he was in no position to do anything at that time.
did you get the job?
Praveen was assigned an office in Sihanoukville, about 200 km from the capital Phnom Penh. A call center racket was being run there in the name of 'casino'. Here Chinese operators used to take money from people online by deceiving them through fake business, investment and job offers. They mainly targeted Indians, Europeans and Turkish citizens. About 100 Cambodian goons were employed to protect the entire premises. Due to their vigilance, no employee could go out of the office premises.
Exploitation in the name of job
Working in a call center was tough. It is very difficult to break it physically and mentally. There was a lack of facilities and employees were forced to work long hours. Employees were prohibited from sharing personal information with each other and to ensure this, sentinels were kept who constantly monitored the activities of the employees. To hide the identity of the employees, they were not even called by their real names. Everyone was given code names. Praveen's name was 'Josh'. In his team, there were two youths from Kerala named 'Robin' and 'Loki', one from Tamil Nadu named 'Rolex' and one from Bangladesh named 'David'.
Punishment for breach of rule
Violating any rule would result in a salary deduction as a penalty. Praveen's monthly salary was about $600, but he was never paid the full salary. The Chinese often asked Indians for details about India's people, cities and economic conditions so that they could use that information to trap others.
How did Praveen get out of hell?
Tired of being cheated and constantly exploited at the workplace, Praveen repeatedly requested to be sent back to India. Then he was told to either pay three thousand dollars or bring another goat in his place. Praveen managed to spend five months there. Due to unfavorable conditions, his health also kept deteriorating from time to time. So finally he gambled with money and bought his freedom by paying three thousand dollars.
What did Praveen do after coming to India?
Praveen, who returned to India, told his story. He has lodged an FIR with the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) against the Chinese gang that wasted his time, money and health. Since international law is weak in such cases, it would be interesting to know whether any action is taken against the Chinese gangs active in Cambodia.
Indians who go to the extent of mortgaging their houses or taking loans worth lakhs to go abroad should learn a lesson from this red light case.