Myanmar: Indian Embassy says four Indian nationals who were scammed in Myawaddy have been repatriated
Naypyitaw: Four Indian nationals who fell prey to scam activities in Myawaddy have been returned, according to a statement released by the Indian Embassy in Myanmar on Friday.
In order to prevent future entrance restrictions, the Embassy cautioned against accepting such employment offers and entry/exit without border immigration in Thailand and Myanmar.
“We facilitated exit permits by Myanmar authorities for these four Indian nationals from Myawaddy compounds and repatriation through’ Yangon yesterday,” the Indian Embassy said in a post on X. Such employment offers and entrance/exit without border immigration in Thailand or Myanmar are severely discouraged since they may limit future admission.
Thirty-six Indian people have been returned so far after falling prey to the Myawaddy scam complexes.
Of them, four were freed from Myawaddy cyber-scam networks on April 12 and 32 were repatriated on April 10.
In a statement, the Embassy highlighted that unapproved travel over the Myanmar-Thailand border is prohibited and might lead to future entry bans, and it reaffirmed its caution against falling for phony work promises.
32 Indian citizens who were victims of Myawaddy scam compounds were returned via Mae Sot today, the Indian Embassy in Myanmar said in a post on X on April 10. We reiterate our warning against accepting such work offers and warn that it is unlawful to enter or depart Myanmar or Thailand without a border visa since this may result in future entrance restrictions.
Myanmar police transported four further Indian citizens who had been freed from Myawaddy cyber-scam networks from Hpa-An to Yangon and turned them over to the Mission representative yesterday. After the consular procedure and leave permission are completed, they will be returned to India,” the embassy said on April 12.
The Voice of America had said earlier in February that Myanmar’s scam operations were spreading southward along Thailand’s border and would persist as long as they had access to SIM cards, Starlink satellites, energy, and the most important human resource—scammers.
Rangsiman Rome, a legislator from Thailand’s opposition People’s Party, told VOA that the “global capital” of scams is the Myawaddy region of Myanmar, which is located across from the Thai border town of Mae Sot.
Indian citizens have been aggressively cautioned by the Indian Embassy in Thailand about the dangers of accepting employment offers without doing due diligence, particularly when such offers include traveling into Myanmar. In order to resolve these problems and safeguard the interests of Indian nationals overseas, the embassy is still working closely with local authorities.
