Cambodia shuts over 700 cyberscam locations over past year, government says
- Published on 28/08/2026 - 16:20 GMT+2 Cambodia said on Friday it had closed more than 700 online scam centres in a crackdown over the past year, detaining nearly 30,000 suspects including a clutch of senior government officials.
- The Southeast Asian country has emerged as a hub for crime syndicates running fake romantic relationship and cryptocurrency investment schemes in which scammers, some willing, others trafficked, defraud internet users around the world.
- But under pressure from several countries including the United States and China, Cambodian authorities say they are cracking down on th
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- Published on 28/08/2026 - 16:20 GMT+2 Cambodia said on Friday it had closed more than 700 online scam centres in a crackdown over the past year, detaining nearly 30,000 suspects including a clutch of senior government officials.
- The Southeast Asian country has emerged as a hub for crime syndicates running fake romantic relationship and cryptocurrency investment schemes in which scammers, some willing, others trafficked, defraud internet users around the world.
- But under pressure from several countries including the United States and China, Cambodian authorities say they are cracking down on th
Sources: Euronews