Who is Chen Zhi, the young tycoon accused of running global cyber scams?

This frame grab taken from undated handout video footage released by China's Ministry of Public Security on January 8, 2026 shows guards escorting handcuffed accused scam boss Chen Zhi (C) off a China Southern plane in Beijing. Chen has been extradited to China from Cambodia, Beijing confirmed on January 8, after he was indicted by the United States over alleged multibillion-dollar fraud. - CHINA'S MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY/AFP

PHNOM PENH: Chinese-Cambodian businessman ‌Chen Zhi's arrest and extradition to China this week marked a stunning fall for a young tycoon accused of running a brutal online scam and money laundering operation.

Here is what's known about the secretive man wanted by law enforcement around the world.