KUALA LUMPUR: Sixteen Malaysians who were rescued from job scam syndicates overseas have left Malaysia after being offered work in the countries they were stranded in.
Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the police's investigations revealed that the 16, rescued from Myanmar and the United States, have returned to those countries.
"If they do not get into trouble, they can return to Malaysia like normal," he said at an engagement session with the public at the Taman Tun Dr Ismail community centre today.
"If they are arrested or face the same problem (fall victim to syndicates), it proves our suspicions are correct, that they are not daunted with what has happened to them before."
Previously, police revealed that 326 Malaysians who fell victim to overseas job scams were rescued from 2021 until February 23, 2024.
Another 133 people are believed to still be stranded overseas, including in countries such as Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.
More than 70 per cent of the victims were recruited to work as scam call agents, while the rest were tasked with working as call centre attendants, casino staff, as well as cooks, and cleaners.
Meanwhile, Shuhaily reminded the public to monitor their children's use of social media.
"This is to avoid them being exposed to sites which contain negative or unhealthy elements that could lead them to committing crime, especially sexual crimes."
