A deceptive overseas job offer promising a data entry role in Thailand led a 21-year-old man from Gurgaon into a trafficking and cybercrime network in Myanmar, where he was allegedly held captive for 36 days and forced to participate in online fraud operations before his family paid for his release.
The Job Offer That Led Across the Border
Sachin, a BBA dropout, had been looking for work on Telegram when he was approached through Yogesh, identified as a friend of his brother. He was offered what was presented as a data entry job in Thailand with a monthly salary of ₹80,000.
Drawn by the promise of stable income, he paid ₹20,000 for flight tickets to Bangkok. He had no indication at the time that the offer was part of a wider trafficking network targeting vulnerable job seekers.
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From Bangkok to Myanmar
After reaching Bangkok, Sachin was picked up by car, but instead of being taken to an office or work location, he was allegedly driven through remote routes under armed watch. The account says guards carrying guns and knives accompanied the movement, and that he spent a night in an isolated house before being forced to cross a river illegally and taken into Myanmar.
Sachin identifies the destination as KK Park, described as a 20-kilometre cybercrime complex where thousands of people are allegedly being held. It says Sachin was told to carry out digital scams rather than the data entry work he had been promised. He was allegedly instructed to create fake Instagram profiles posing as a woman in order to approach wealthy men in the United States, move conversations to WhatsApp, and draw victims into romance-based financial scams.
Captivity, Payment and Return
Inside the compound, control was maintained through coercion and threats. Sachin was allegedly pressured by a Chinese boss to sign a contract barring him from leaving for at least a year, with an early exit penalty of ₹7 lakh. When he refused to cooperate, he was allegedly warned of beatings and prison-like confinement with little or no food.
His family eventually intervened and negotiated what was effectively an exit payment of ₹4 lakh to secure his release. Shortly after the payment was made, the Myanmar army launched an operation against KK Park in October 2024, with explosions reported inside the compound. Sachin was later moved to an army facility and was among 270 Indians deported back home. His family’s money was later recovered with police assistance, but the account ends with a warning that KK Park remains operational and that many others are still trapped inside a cross-border criminal system built on coercion, fraud and forced labour.
About the author – Ayesha Aayat is a law student and contributor covering cybercrime, online frauds, and digital safety concerns. Her writing aims to raise awareness about evolving cyber threats and legal responses.
