A Worker's Story About a Scam Job

Apr 25, 2026, 04:00

Introduction

Mark is from Myanmar. He was forced to work in a scam center. He told his story at a meeting in Singapore in September 2025.

Main Body

Mark lost his job in Bangkok. He saw a job ad on Facebook. The job was in Dubai. He went to Dubai. The company took his passport. He learned the company was a scam. Every day, workers sang songs before 6 a.m. They made fake profiles on dating apps. They tricked people to give money. If workers made mistakes, they lost pay. A long toilet break cost them money. Later, Mark went to the Philippines. The center had guards and wire. Police came and saved over 1,000 workers. Mark helped the police. He told the court about the bosses. Many people from many countries are forced to work in these scams. The scams make a lot of money. Some people from Singapore are also involved. Countries need to work together to stop this.

Conclusion

Mark's story shows that scam operations are still a problem. Countries need to work together to stop them.

Vocabulary Learning

fake (adj.)
not real; made to look like something else / 假的；偽造的
Example:They made fake profiles on dating apps.
forced (v.)
made to do something against your will / 強迫；被迫
Example:He was forced to work in a scam center.
passport (n.)
an official document for traveling to other countries / 護照
Example:The company took his passport.
scam (n.)
a dishonest plan to get money / 騙局；詐騙
Example:The company was a scam.
tricked (v.)
made someone believe something false / 欺騙；詐騙
Example:They tricked people to give money.

Sentence Learning

Mark lost his job in Bangkok.
Prepositional Phrase for Location: The phrase 'in Bangkok' tells us where Mark lost his job.片語「在曼谷」告訴我們馬克在哪裡失去了工作。
Every day, workers sang songs before 6 a.m.
Time Marker and Prepositional Phrase for Time: 'Every day' is a time marker showing frequency. 'Before 6 a.m.' is a prepositional phrase showing when.「每天」是表示頻率的時間標記。「早上六點前」是表示時間的介詞片語。
Later, Mark went to the Philippines.
Time Marker and Prepositional Phrase for Destination: 'Later' is a time marker showing sequence. 'To the Philippines' is a prepositional phrase showing where he went.「後來」是表示順序的時間標記。「到菲律賓」是表示目的地的介詞片語。
Police came and saved over 1,000 workers.
Basic Connector: and: The word 'and' connects two actions: came and saved.單詞「和」連接了兩個動作：來了並救了。
If workers made mistakes, they lost pay.
Conditional Connector: if: 'If' introduces a condition: when workers made mistakes, they lost pay.「如果」引入一個條件：當工人犯錯時，他們失去報酬。