Online scams cost Cambodians $45 million in 2025 as official warns of suicide risk

19 February 2026
Khmer Times
Crimes / Internet / Science and technology
Cybercrime / Sextortion / Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV)

Cambodian citizens lost more than $45 million to domestic online scams in 2025, a senior government official revealed yesterday, warning that the psychological toll of digital extortion has driven some victims to suicide. …

 Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501847531/online-scams-cost-cambodians-45-million-in-2025-as-official-warns-of-suicide-risk/

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