Two S’pore-based victims of staged kidnapping scam found in Cambodia

The two victims were found in Phnom Penh with the help of the Cambodian National Police, said the Singapore police. - AFP

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Two victims living in Singapore who were duped by scammers into staging separate kidnappings were found in Cambodia in October, thanks to joint investigations by police from both countries.

On Friday, the Singapore police said the two victims, aged 21 and 22, who are university students, were reported by their parents in China to have been kidnapped.