4 Indian nationals trapped in job rip-off repatriated from Myanmar

4 Indian nationals trapped in a job rip-off in Myanmar have been repatriated to India, in accordance with an official assertion on Friday (April 18, 2025).

The Indian embassy in Yangon introduced that it secured an exit allow from the Myanmar authorities. It additionally warned others in opposition to fraudulent job presents.

“We facilitated exit allow by Myanmar authorities for these 4 Indian nationals from Myawaddy compounds and repatriation through’ Yangon y’day,” it mentioned in a submit on X.

“We strongly advise in opposition to such job presents and entry/exit with out border immigration in Myanmar/Thailand, which might prohibit future entry,” it added.

The Indian nationals have been launched from Myawaddy cyber-scam networks and introduced from the Hpa-An metropolis to Yangon by native authorities, who handed them over to the Indian mission, in accordance with an earlier submit by the embassy.

There was a rise within the incidents of Indian nationals falling sufferer to the worldwide crime syndicates lively within the Myawaddy area on the Myanmar-Thailand border. A pop-up picture on the embassy’s web site additionally warns Indian nationals to be cautious of such job presents.

“…It’s reiterated that Indian nationals mustn’t settle for such job presents floated by means of social media platforms or different unverified sources. Indian nationals are suggested to examine/confirm credentials of overseas employers by means of the Indian Embassy situated in that nation,” it says.