Big calls for Cambodian authorities to combat rise in online scams


PHNOM PENH (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The authorities have been urged to respond to a recent increase in online scams involving the fraudulent use of QR codes.

Some of the scams involve people using images of deceased or critically ill individuals as a pretext for asking for donations, while a recent case featured a scammer who posed as an employee of Electricité du Cambodge (EDC).

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