This Is The Sad Story Of PMI Victims Of TIP From Singkawang, Forced To Trick American Caucasians Through Stupid Investments

Rio, one of the Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) from Singkawang, West Kalimantan who became a victim of TIP in Myanmar. BETWEEN/HO-Rudi.

SINGKAWANG - Rio, one of the Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) from Singkawang, West Kalimantan (West Kalimantan) who was a victim of a criminal act of trafficking in persons (TPPO) in Myanmar, admitted that he was forced to become a perpetrator of fraudulent investment fraud across Asia. "I was forced to deceive several victims in Myanmar and Thailand," said Rio explaining his experience when returning to Singkawang, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, July 19. He said he intended to try his luck to find his luck in Myanmar at the invitation of his friend, however, what he experienced turned out to be quite tragic. "Friends said that the initial job was an online game, it turned out that there I was forced to commit fraudulent investment fraud (crypto)," he said. He then departed from Singkawang to Pontianak by taxi in early April 2023. From Pontianak then flew to Bali by transit from Jakarta. "In Bali I stayed for two weeks, while waiting for the departure document process," he said. After all the complete documents, said Rio, they were dispatched to Cambodia on May 4, 2023, via Singapore by taxi to Cambodia. "As soon as we arrived in Cambodia, we were picked up by a car from one of the companies, there were Chinese people in it," said Rio. After arriving, he said, they were told to rest for three days. Then they were told to work, which had prepared computers and other electronic devices. "But we still don't know what job we're going to do. After two weeks, we were told to disguise ourselves as women to deceive Americans with a fraudulent investment mode (Crypto)," he said. After four months of working in Cambodia, one of his colleagues was forced by one of the bosses to go to Thailand. "He left for Thailand alone, then we departed again divided into two groups," he said. During the departure process, he actually intended to run away, but one of the bosses took all their photos, so if they were desperate to escape, it was feared that something would happen to them. "The reason is, I saw two Taiwanese people being beaten so they couldn't wake up. From that incident, I stopped my intention to run away," he said. At around 02.00 WIB, they arrived somewhere, where all their cellphones and passports were immediately taken. Then, at around 07.00 WIB, they were taken back to a place/area where there was a small river. "At that place I was shocked to see many people holding long-barreled weapons dressed normally," he said. He knows the area is Myanmar. Knowing this, he often asks his boss to go home. "For three months I was at the PHP (false hope) and my boss, in fact I was forced to continue working. Even if I forced myself to go home, I was asked for a ransom of around Rp130 million. Where could I have that much money," he said. From what happened, Rio was forced to contact his colleague in Singkawang named Rikky, and there were also several agencies in Myanmar who helped Rio return with his colleagues to Indonesia.

"I often communicate with Rikky, how can I and my colleagues get out of Myanmar. I thank those who have helped us," said Rio.