KUALA LUMPUR: The remaining four of the 16 Malaysians who claimed to be victims of a job scam syndicate in Cambodia arrived safely in the country from Phnom Penh.

       The Foreign Ministry said the four were unable to join the other 12 on the return flight on April 11 because they tested positive for Covid-19 before departure.

       “They were allowed to return to Malaysia after undergoing a seven-day quarantine in Cambodia under the supervision of the Malaysian Embassy there,” Wisma Putra said in a post on its official Facebook account on Wednesday.

       The Foreign Ministry also expressed its appreciation to the Cambodian government and the close cooperation given by the Malaysian Embassy in facilitating their safe return home.

       The four arrived at Kuala Lumpur international Airport 2 (KLIA2) at 4.35pm on Tuesday.Wisma Putra also advised Malaysians to always be careful about job offers that provide work abroad, to ensure that they are not trapped by job scam syndicates, reported Bernama.

       The victims claimed that they had been offered attractive jobs but once they arrived in Cambodia, they were kept in prison-like conditions and forced to make telephone calls to con people of their money using Macau scam modes.