Two Tibetan youth trafficked to Myanmar in fake job scam, families face ransom demand

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Tenzin Nyidon 

DHARAMSHALA, July 21: Two young Tibetan men from Palyul County in Kardze, eastern Tibet, have reportedly been trafficked into a Chinese-run cyber scam compound in Myanmar after being lured by fraudulent job offers, according to the Dharamshala-based Tibetan radio station, Voice of Tibet (VoT). 

The criminal network has now demanded a ransom exceeding 500,000 yuan (approximately US$73,000) from their families, threatening that failure to pay would mean the two men would not be released alive.

A source familiar with the incident said the scam primarily targets educated young people, particularly recent university graduates seeking employme...

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