Archive · 20 May 2025
Hyderabad Youth Lured into Laos Cybercrime, Returns Home
A young man from Hyderabad was tricked into taking a job in Laos that turned out to be a scam.
He was promised a good job but was instead forced to trick people into giving away their money.
He was kept in a guarded building with other people from different countries.
They had to work long hours and were given very little food.
After months, he and some others found a way to escape and get help from the police and the Indian embassy.
He finally made it back home, and now he wants to warn others to be careful about job offers that seem too good to be true.
A 19-year-old from Hyderabad was lured to Laos with a fake job offer.
He was trapped in a cybercrime operation, forced to scam others, and faced harsh conditions.
The youth was recruited by a Kashmiri travel agent and transported to a Laos special economic zone.
He and three others escaped and sought help from local police and the Indian embassy.
The young man returned home to Hyderabad, seeking to rebuild his life and warn others.
- Who
- A 19-year-old from Hyderabad, along with other recruits from India and Africa, were victims of a cybercrime ring.
- What
- A young man was trapped in a cybercrime operation in Laos, forced to scam people, and eventually escaped and returned home.
- When
- The youth was recruited in late 2024 and returned home in late April 2025.
- Where
- The cybercrime operation took place in a special economic zone in Laos, in the Golden Triangle region.
- Why
- He was lured by a fake job offer to ease his family's financial burden.
- Victim's Age
- 19
- From
- Hyderabad, India
- Location of Crime
- Laos
- Job Offer
- Data Entry (fake)
- Salary Promised
- ₹1.2 lakh per month
- Escaped
- Late March 2025
- Returned Home
- Last week of April 2025