Lured into an online scam network, an African man spent almost a year in Cambodia trying to go home
- PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- The 33-year-old man, lured to Cambodia with the offer of a receptionist job, endured daily beatings for a month, locked in a dark room somewhere in the Southeast Asian country.
- He didn't know where he was, but he knew the price of his freedom: $6,000.
- He had arrived from Ghana in November 2025 with the promise of a $1,000-a-month job — way more than he could make back home.
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- PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- The 33-year-old man, lured to Cambodia with the offer of a receptionist job, endured daily beatings for a month, locked in a dark room somewhere in the Southeast Asian country.
- He didn't know where he was, but he knew the price of his freedom: $6,000.
- He had arrived from Ghana in November 2025 with the promise of a $1,000-a-month job — way more than he could make back home.
Sources: ABC News