According to a report by Kyodo News of Japan, there is an organization in Sri Lanka disguised as an IT company that is recruiting locals who can speak Japanese to carry out investment scams targeting Japanese nationals.
This information comes from a local who had briefly worked at an institution in Sri Lanka.
Currently, the total losses suffered by the victims are not yet clear. However, the former employee revealed that some victims had transferred as much as 30 million yen (approximately $192,000) to the organization's account.
This Sri Lankan man, who once worked in Japan and is fluent in Japanese, stated that the scam organization located in Colombo has over 100 employees, none of whom are Japanese. He decided to quit his job after learning the true purpose of the organization.
According to the man, he saw the job advertisement on Facebook and applied for it. The advertised salary was about 250,000 Sri Lankan rupees per month (approximately $855).
During his employment, he was required to make calls from a room in the building where the company's office was located, promote investment projects in Japanese, and use an application to hide his real location to cover up the scam activities.
