A total of 707 Malaysians involved in overseas job scam syndicates have been rescued and returned home as of yesterday, said Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Mohamad Alamin.
He said that thanks to the cooperation of the Foreign Ministry, Malaysian embassies abroad, the Royal Malaysia Police and local authorities, another 199 individuals are currently being tracked, bringing the total number of Malaysians affected to 906.
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He said that thanks to the cooperation of the Foreign Ministry, Malaysian embassies abroad, the Royal Malaysia Police and local authorities, another 199 individuals are currently being tracked, bringing the total number of Malaysians affected to 906.
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00:00For your information, as of 28 October 2024,
00:07the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Malaysian representative abroad,
00:11with the cooperation of the Malaysian Royal Police, PDRM,
00:14and the local authorities, have managed to save 707 Malaysian citizens
00:22who are involved in the fraud syndicate of job offers abroad
00:27and sent them back to Malaysia.
00:29More than 199 people are being targeted.
00:34This makes the number of Malaysian citizens involved as much as 906 people.
00:40This number is based on reports received from heirs, family members,
00:46friends, police, and the individuals themselves.
00:51Ladies and gentlemen,
00:52the phenomenon known as the job offer fraud syndicate
00:57or more commonly known as the job offer scam
01:00has attracted the attention of esteemed officials
01:04where the ministry also often receives reports
01:07from esteemed officials in this case.
01:12The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue its efforts
01:15to detect them and provide the necessary assistance.
01:22If a report has been received from any parties,
01:25including the family members or the individuals themselves,
01:28the ministry, through the Malaysian representative abroad,
01:31will hold a session related to the local authorities
01:36to get help to detect their presence,
01:41facilitate the release or rescue of them
01:45from the fraud syndicate and then send them back to Malaysia.
01:50Ladies and gentlemen,
01:51various efforts have been made to raise awareness
01:54among the public regarding this job offer scam syndicate,
01:57including by utilizing social media platforms
02:00and by implementing early diplomacy programs throughout the country.
02:04Recently, through the Pocket Talk programme,
02:07which is based on the job offer scam syndicate,
02:10was held on 20 October 2024 in the city of Kinabalu, Sabah,
02:14at the end of the Madani Rakyat Zone Sabah programme.
02:17The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue its efforts
02:21and participate in this campaign actively
02:24because these programmes are seen as a point of contact with the public.
02:29I would like to take this opportunity in this noble session
02:31to advise the public and our people
02:35to be vigilant and not be easily swayed
02:38by the job offer ads abroad
02:41that promise decent and unrealistic salaries.
02:45I would also like to remind the public
02:48not to take any risks in order to get a high salary
02:51for a job that does not exist
02:53because you may put yourself in a very dangerous situation.
02:58If there is any problem,
03:01I would like to issue this job offer to the Ministry of Human Resources
03:05with the representation of Malaysia abroad
03:07and other authorities.
03:11That's all. Thank you.
03:13I invite Mr. Roas.
03:14Thank you, Mr. President.
03:17In the cases that I handle,
03:19these syndicates recruit them
03:22through Malaysian representatives in Malaysia.
03:29My question is,
03:30how many of these syndicates representatives in Malaysia
03:33have been arrested and brought to justice in court?
03:40Thank you, Mr. President.
03:42For information,
03:43based on the report or information that we obtained from the PDRM,
03:50and through a special authority that has been established,
03:53we have 10 agencies in this special authority
03:58to discuss and ensure the best options
04:01to solve these issues.
04:04And in connection with the question raised by Mr. Rahmat earlier,
04:07through a meeting that has been held
04:13and held by the PDRM in Mapo.
04:16What is Mapo, Mr. Rahmat?
04:18Mapo is an anti-trafficking and anti-immigrant meeting
04:25in the past 26 years.
04:27In that meeting, the PDRM has given information that,
04:34in addition to the information or data that I mentioned earlier,
04:38they also stated that about 90% of these victims are actually not victims,
04:45but they are part of the operators
04:49who are involved in this syndicate.
04:52So far, as many as five people have been brought to justice
05:01under this ATIPSOM Act,
05:04the Act of Trafficking of People and Immigrants.
05:10So this is one of the efforts that we will continue to work together
05:14with the local authorities
05:16and also through the special authority established earlier,
05:2110 agencies in it,
05:22we will continue to discuss and take approach
05:27on how to deal with this issue.
05:29Thank you, Mr. Rahmat.
05:34Thank you, Mr. Rahmat.