Aired (September 8, 2023): “Scam City” o lugar kung saan nagaganap ang iba’t ibang uri ng scam operations o pambubudol! Ang ilang Pinoy, biktima ng kunwaring magandang trabaho abroad pero ginawang mga scammer! Ating balikan ang ilang bahagi ng “Secret Slaves” sa video na ito.
Panoorin ang Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho tuwing lingo, 8:15 PM sa GMA at 8:55 PM sa GTV
Panoorin ang Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho tuwing lingo, 8:15 PM sa GMA at 8:55 PM sa GTV
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00:00 And there's another reason to look forward to this week.
00:03 We should be looking forward to a special documentary
00:07 by the GMA Public Affairs.
00:08 Our guest is Jessica So,
00:11 with Emil Sumangil and John Consulta.
00:14 It's about the dark world of human trafficking,
00:17 the secret slaves.
00:18 That's our story that should be...
00:21 - You know. - You know.
00:23 The world of online,
00:26 not only the root of corruption,
00:29 but also the path to another kind of human trafficking.
00:34 Victims who dreamed of a better life in other countries,
00:39 but in the end, they were abused and hurt.
00:42 In this video,
00:47 you'll see the cans that were thrown at a man's body
00:51 and a transgender Filipino.
00:58 These videos were taken in a place
01:03 in Myanmar, or Burma.
01:07 You hit me in the back.
01:14 I talked to the two victims in the video.
01:17 Let's change their names to Ray and Isabel.
01:22 November 2022,
01:24 Isabel saw on a social media platform
01:28 that they were looking for a customer service representative
01:31 or call center agent in Thailand.
01:34 How did you get recruited in this kind of job?
01:38 On other social media platforms,
01:40 there's a customer service hiring.
01:43 I gave them my name and contact number.
01:46 After 30 minutes to an hour,
01:49 someone contacted me.
01:51 The total salary is $1,000 or P55,000.
01:57 Without further ado,
01:58 December 8, 2022,
02:00 Isabel flew to Bangkok, Thailand.
02:04 Just two days later,
02:06 Ray also flew.
02:08 Isabel arrived at a place with many buildings.
02:16 That's what's called a "scam city"
02:20 where various types of scam operations
02:25 or "pambubudol" are carried out.
02:28 The buildings look almost identical.
02:31 That's when some demonoid Chinese nationals
02:36 confronted them with the real job they got.
02:39 Not as call center agents,
02:42 but as scammers.
02:46 I said I didn't want to work.
02:48 They said, "This is Myanmar.
02:50 We can kill you."
02:52 Every team has a quota.
02:54 If they miss the quota,
02:57 they'll be punished.
03:02 But the most dangerous thing is the torture.
03:06 In this video,
03:07 you can see a woman being tortured.
03:10 Later,
03:12 she was beaten repeatedly
03:14 by a man inside a room.
03:18 Other victims were also beaten with sticks or harnesses.
03:22 The most dangerous thing is there was also a power outage.
03:27 They beat me,
03:29 kicked me,
03:30 whatever they beat me with.
03:32 Keyboard,
03:33 wood,
03:34 steel.
03:35 They thought that by that time,
03:39 they were done.
03:41 It was mind-boggling
03:43 when you entered.
03:45 What were you thinking while all of this was happening?
03:48 To be honest, I was just thankful that I was alive.
03:51 Because I thought I wouldn't be alive.
03:53 Until July 1,
03:55 they were allowed to leave the Scam City.
03:59 And on July 7,
04:01 they were finally allowed to return to the Philippines.
04:05 Isabella Trei said
04:07 that there were still many Filipinos
04:08 who remained as hostages
04:12 in the Scam City during that time.
04:14 What will our team encounter
04:17 on the border of Thailand and Myanmar?
04:20 [Music]
04:47 [BLANK_AUDIO]