A Russian man worked at a call center in Myanmar for two years.
The man came to Thailand on vacation and spent several months talking to a local resident who offered him to earn money by inspecting a house project. The tourist was an architect by training and agreed - under the pretext of meeting friends, he was taken to another city. There, the man's phone and documents were taken and then directed to Myanmar.
The Russian ended up at a scam call center, where he was forced to work night shifts and send voicemails to Americans and Mexicans in order to steal cryptocurrency. For disobeying orders, the man was sent to the local jail. He spent two years in slavery.
At the end of July, another armed group began to attack the center, and the shooting continued for two weeks. Thanks to the confusion, the people held in the camp managed to escape through the jungle. They walked continuously for almost 15 hours without water or food, and went in pursuit of the prisoners. Some died on the way.
In August, the Russian managed to reach the town of Miwadi and contact the embassy. He was transferred to the staff of the diplomatic mission in Bangkok. On November 12, the man must return to Russia.