The police have received 35 reports, involving 45 Malaysians, believed to be stranded in countries such as Myanmar, Thailand and Laos, said Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Abd Jalil Hassan.

He called on family members of those affected to lodge a report with the authorities as he was confident several more had not done so.

"We urge that they come forward and make a report as this will facilitate us in tracking the whereabouts of those who have been held captive in these countries," he told the media after the arrival of 12 Malaysians who were job scam victims in Cambodia, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) in Sepang today.