Cambodian scam compound yields trove of fraud evidence, Thai military says

A room set up to imitate a Chinese police station inside the O'Smach casino, a compound used for scam operations at the Chong Chom-O'Smach border crossing in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia. - Reuters

CHONG CHOM, Thailand/ODDAR MEANCHEY, Cambodia: T he Thai military said on Monday (Feb 2) it had recovered a trove of evidence of transnational fraud from a Cambodian scam compound seized during clashes last year between the two countries along their disputed border.

Briefing reporters and foreign delegates in Surin province, senior Thai military officials said the O’Smach complex had housed thousands of people, many of them victims of human trafficking who were forced to scam strangers or face punishment.