In recent years, with the development of the Internet, telephone fraud and online banking fraud have become commonplace in our daily lives.
Zhizhi has received many phone calls from "unfamiliar leaders", and even worse, from some government agencies, such as "court summons", "bank debt" and other scams, which are very realistic. , if the awareness of vigilance is just a little bit low, you may really be succeeded by a scammer.
And now, depending on people's occupations and age levels, there are more methods of scammers, and the scams are becoming more "sophisticated".
Recently, there has been a scam specifically targeting programmers and the family, and many people have been deceived.
The programmers who were deceived not only went to a foreign country, but were also forced to work and do hard work for these scammers. Even returning home was a luxury.
So today, Zhizhi will take you to know about this " Southeast Asian gambling scam " for programmers.
When it comes to Southeast Asia, people usually think of beautiful tropical scenery or exotic streets.
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, etc. These places are good places for tourists, and they are also a paradise for Chinese adventurers.
Southeast Asia is close to China, with convenient transportation and connected markets. The culture and habits here are similar to those in our country. A large number of Chinese have settled here, so it is very easy to integrate into the local environment.
The most important thing is that here in Southeast Asia, all gambling and pornographic industries are legal. As long as the amount of tribute paid by these gangs to "above" is in place and the local government collects taxes and benefits, it will be green light to continue.
And everyone knows that it is very difficult for our mainland police to arrest people across borders when the local government does not control it.
Therefore, in Southeast Asia, a hotbed where the market is extremely vast and the cost of crime is extremely low, crime breeds like bacteria.
is the home base of countless gambling websites, and they have also chosen to take root here.
We all know that these gamblings are often based on websites, so gambling companies need to have a complete network system.
This gambling network system is very complex. From architecture stability , to database design , to front-end configurable , and finally to defense attack and anti-IP tracking , the whole set is far more difficult than domestic The network system of many start-up companies.
This kind of system often requires a large number of programmers to maintain.
Then recruiting people has become an urgent problem for these gambling companies, because only by recruiting people to maintain the system can they continue to do the hugely profitable business of gambling .
However, most locals in Southeast Asia seem to be inherently insensitive to software engineering. Although India is rich in code farmers, their personalities and abilities do not meet the requirements, and their productivity is low and they have many troubles.
At this time, gambling companies, mainly Chinese, began to cheat fellow villagers.
As we all know, Chinese employees work hard and seriously, tolerate overtime, and have very gentle personalities. In the eyes of these companies, they are like cattle that can be used to cultivate fields and work hard without complaint. They are simply the best choice for "caring and good employees" .
In order to trick Chinese programmers into going to Southeast Asia to work for them, these gambling companies use endless methods.
一
Salary setting-"Dear, we are a regular company."
To be honest, when looking for a job now, what everyone cares about is nothing more than money, time and room for advancement.
In first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, programmers with three to five years of work experience generally earn a monthly salary ranging from 18,000 to 35,000 yuan before tax, depending on their technical direction.The conditions offered by the
gaming company are different - room and board included, a sea view room when you come, 30,000-40,000 yuan after tax, and you can save as much as you earn with zero consumption.
Should I tighten my belt and do "996" in China, or go abroad and enjoy a sea-view apartment with a high-paying beauty?
Many programmers may submit their resumes to these so-called "Southeast Asian companies" with the mentality of "trying it out", or they may just communicate and inquire.
However, from the moment they started communicating, bookmakers were targeting them.
It is worth noting that the location and name information of these companies are all in English and cannot be found in detail. Moreover, this kind of fraud group does not use chat software with a muting mechanism. They usually use potato to communicate with applicants.
And the salary conditions they gave are very cleverly designed, because this number is exactly the fifty percent increase in the salary of ordinary programmers, and it is not ridiculously high.
Think about it, if a company writes a job advertisement like this: "Recruiting programmers, earning one million per month."
is either a scammer or a pyramid scheme.
No one is a fool and will not believe in this inexplicable opportunity to "make a fortune". What about the calm men in science and engineering?
They generally think about things logically, so it is easier for people to trust them when talking about opportunities to avoid taxes and get a higher salary than the original salary.
Next, these gambling companies will let a beautiful woman take the role of HR, further reducing the vigilance of programmers.
Finally, their trump card is the technical interview, with men generally serving as the so-called "interviewers."
When this level is reached, programmers often completely trust these companies. In fact, it is easy to understand, because first, when technology versus technology, it is easy for everyone to recognize each other; second, during the interview, it is easy for everyone to have the mentality of wanting the "interviewer" to recognize themselves.
I have to say that in the world of programming, programmers are very smart; but when faced with traps designed in reality, they are often too naive and easy to trust others.
二
Headhunting setup - "We are friends, how could I do this to you?"
The first method mentioned above, which is to simply rely on social networks to recruit and deceive people, is not very efficient.
But betting companies are eager to make money, and they can only make more money if programmers are in place. So the gaming company paid for it, and and black headhunters helped introduce programmers there.
This kind of behavior is essentially the same as selling workers to illegal factories. Under the temptation of getting 3,000 US dollars for recruiting one person, these people can use any method.
Black headhunters not only contact programmers through website resumes, but due to the special nature of headhunting work, many of their friends are also people in the industry. Therefore, these black headhunters work hard and conscientiously, starting from the people around them and attacking their friends, just to do their part for the gaming industry in Southeast Asia.
Moreover, it is not just the "black headhunters" who contribute. With the heavy investment in , everyone is a black headhunter.
Dog gambling and some people who were sucked dry by 714 anti-aircraft gun loan sharks have also come to Southeast Asia to help these companies attract all kinds of people to engage in online gambling. The commonly used method is an online dating scam, also called pig killing plate. refers to the fact that these people use various false identities online to deceive emotionally lonely people into gambling.
is not limited to people, organizations may also become "black headhunters".
I don’t know if you have seen some advertisements about programming training. Some of these small and medium-sized institutions with no bottom line have hooked up with gambling companies and worked together. The
training institution used the gimmick of "package distribution after training" and the conditions set by the gambling company to trick some students into going there, collecting training fees, and taking rebates from the gambling company, making a lot of money.
So, having said all that, what exactly happened to the people who were deceived?
Of course, it is absolutely impossible for them to get high salaries and enjoy a good life, but if they just did not get the expected salary, we will not spend so much space today introducing the methods of these scammers to remind everyone.
Before these programmers are deceived into Southeast Asia, the scammers often do not clearly tell them the address where they will work. They will only be assigned when they arrive.
After they really get there, the gaming company will first use "handling the entry contract" as an excuse to defraud their passports and ID cards.
Do you still remember the "cow that works hard and plows the land" we mentioned earlier?
What awaits them is a life of hard work. They are monitored, work 12 hours a day, have little time to rest, and are only given a small salary, and other things are paid during the New Year.
At this time, everyone knows that they have been deceived, but what can they do? Without a passport or ID card, and being monitored, what can programmers do in a foreign country?
Moreover, the gambling business of these companies is inherently illegal and profiteering. For them, it is commonplace to use methods such as beating and intimidation. Even more serious, they will shoot nude videos or physically harm programmers. , they will use all means to force programmers to do hard work for them.
Even if these programmers are lucky enough to escape back to China, they will still be deceived by these people, because there is no way to put this experience on their resumes. Especially for students attending training institutions, how can they explain to their companies the two-year gap after graduation? In this increasingly strict society, what is waiting for them?
We don’t know this, but we hope that no more programmers will be deceived by the “Southeast Asian scam” in the future!
At the end of the article, Zhizhi still wants to remind everyone that there must be "brave men" under heavy profits, so it is still necessary to be on guard against others~
