Authorities detain 49 in Phnom Penh scam centre raid


Nearly 50 people were detained in a March 22 raid on a suspected scam centre in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district. - Photo: CCOS

PHNOM PENH: Authorities arrested 49 suspects in a raid on an online scam operation at a hotel in Sen Sok district on Sunday (March 22), as part of ongoing efforts to curb cybercrime in Cambodia.

The operation, led by the Phnom Penh Unified Command, targeted a site in Ou Bek K’am commune where suspects were allegedly running fraudulent “investment schemes” aimed at victims in Malaysia and other countries.

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