Cambodian authorities raided two buildings in Phnom Penh’s Prince Plaza Centre linked to the extradited Chinese billionaire Chen Zhi and detained 104 individuals, including 82 Chinese nationals, local media reported.Governments around the world have intensified their crackdown on Chen’s alleged multibillion-dollar online scam empire since his arrest earlier this year.01:57Alleged scam tycoon Chen Zhi arrested in Cambodia, extradited to ChinaThe Cambodian raid, a joint operation by Phnom Penh police, the country’s Commission for Combating Technology-Based Scams (CCTC), the local government and representatives from the prosecutor’s office, took place on Saturday, the Phnom Penh Post said.The detained individuals were of six nationalities and were accused of running online scam operations or living in the country illegally, it said.The police also confiscated 800 mobile phones, more than 100 computers and other materials, the report added.“Based on preliminary forensics, the suspects utilised the locations to carry out technology-based fraud by luring people both inside and outside the country into fake investment schemes,” the CCTC was quoted as saying.Cambodian authorities raid buildings in Phnom Penh’s Prince Plaza Centre, where they seized laptops, mobile phones and other equipment. Photo: Sohu
Cambodia raids sites linked to Chen Zhi, Chinese tycoon accused of scam empire
82 Chinese nationals among 104 people detained in Phnom Penh raids as governments around the world crack down on Chen’s scam business.






