00:00A 19-year-old Malaysian has revealed his nightmare ordeal after escaping the clutches of a human
00:09trafficking syndicate in Myanmar. Gan Jiaji was lured by a lucrative job offer but ended up
00:15forced to work in scam call centres for 10 months. He says scammers were trained to cheat victims
00:21using dating apps, artificial intelligence and fake websites, mostly targeting the elderly.
00:30Mereka cakap tentang future, keluarga, anak-anak, relationship. Semua kami cakap.
00:39Lepas tu cakap future. Lepas tu, kalau hubungan suruh rapat, kami cakap dengan dia.
00:44Investment, kami ajar dia orang. Tengok dia orang minat ke tak minat.
00:48Lepas tu, ajar dia orang macam mana invest. Kami beri dia website.
00:55Kami sendiri, company punya website. Kasih dia. Lepas tu, suruh dia download wallet.
01:00Ok. Tentang crypto, kadang sikap Bitcoin, ETH.
01:04Semua. Ok. Lepas tu dia masuk duit. Masuk kami punya company.
01:08Kami tipu dia. Itu website. Official website.
01:12Tapi, itu bukan. Itu kami punya website. So, dia orang masuk duit sudah.
01:16Kami, company dapat duit.
01:18Kami dapat 3 lines. So, first line, pretend to be a bank official.
01:22Ok. We call to the customer. Ok.
01:24They got an automatic call. Like, you got an unauthorized transfer or anything in your bank.
01:33So, we will call to the customer. But, this card is not belongs to customer.
01:37But, we got customer details like his IC or his name.
01:42Where do you get the details?
01:44Our company buy with the seller.
01:46Gan described the scam centers as highly organized, run like corporations by Chinese nationals,
01:52complete with managers, supervisors and translators handling victims worldwide, including Malaysians.
01:59He also revealed that syndicate bosses demanded a huge sum for his release.
02:04They say, firstly, you want to go back, you're going to pay 50,000 US dollars.
02:13I say, I have no money.
02:15So, they say, if you have no money, you're going to stay here for work.
02:20So, at that time, I have no choice.
02:22Gan eventually escaped, but was detained in Thailand before being repatriated to Malaysia.
02:28He described the ordeal as a nightmare and said he was lucky to receive help from many quarters,
02:33including his big sister, Joyce Huang Chihui, who raised 2,000 ringgit to bring him home.
02:39Now back in Johor, Gan says he wants to rebuild his life, complete his studies and help others,
02:45vowing never to return to crime.
02:48Will you ever run away from here? Again? No.
02:51Will you ever scam again? No.
02:53Can, if you want to do 55?
02:57If you want to...
02:58If you want to do...
02:59Someone doesn't make me think, see if you can become a detective driver like nieco,
03:03you're going to do something.
03:05And, that's okay.
03:06But this one is familiar with you.
03:08If you like to do 40 Konservations.
03:09Seriously, I'd like to do it specifically.
03:11That's okay.
03:12Ta- helemaal.
03:13That's all.
03:14To be about justification.
03:15Any questions, please.
03:17I'll do the nutritional.
03:18If you want to do someone I want to ruin the sociology.
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