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More than 50 Chinese and Cambodian nationals have been charged in connection with online scam and money laundering cases uncovered in Tbong Khmum, Preah Sihanouk and Battambang provinces. The majority have been placed in pre-trial detention, although some senior members of the criminal organisations behind ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has issued detention warrants for 11 Cambodian security guards and five Chinese nationals, sending them to pre-trial detention for their roles in a conspiracy to commit large-scale technology-based fraud in Poipet. ...

A group of 994 foreigners suspected of involvement in large-scale online scam operations have been placed in temporary detention at the Bati Pre-Deportation Centre for the first time, now that the facility is fully prepared. ...

As Cambodia races towards the end of April deadline to “eliminate” online scam networks nationwide and passes the March 30 target for the capital, the Governor of Phnom Penh has said it will take between one and two months to clear the city of scam ...

One of the largest scale- scam compound busts took place in the capital’s Sen Sok district yesterday, with 218 foreigners taken into custody. The April 6 raid, at the Phnom Penh Galaxy Condo, in Khmuonh commune’s Banla S’et village, saw foreigners from six nations detained, ...

Fraudsters behind online scam operations in Cambodia could face life in prison under a new law approved by the Senate on Friday, as the government continues its crackdown on the multibillion-dollar industry it has vowed to wipe out. ...

Law enforcement officials across all 25 capital-provinces are set to begin enforcing Cambodia’s newly enacted law on combating technology-based scams. The new legislation targets online crime, with the goal of restoring the Kingdom’s global reputation. ...

The past two days have seen continued pressure brought to bear on illegal scam operations in the Kingdom, with the revocation of the license of a Preah Sihanouk casino after an investigation led to the detention of 108 suspects. In a separate raid, authorities uncovered ...

Phnom Penh Municipal authorities continued to bring pressure to bear on online scam operations with two March 30 raids, in Toul Tom Poung and Sen Sok, netting 66 foreigners. ...

A joint task force under the Phnom Penh Unified Command raided four separate locations in the capital’s Chroy Changvar district this March 24. Authorities took 15 Chinese nationals into custody. ...

The Indian government has so far rescued 250 citizens in Cambodia who were forced to run online scams. ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has appealed to the public to exercise increased caution before transferring money to anyone in order to avoid cyber-scams. ...

The interior ministry’s IT department has issued a fresh warning for the public to be vigilant for scammers pretending to be legitimate online sellers. ...