Published on
28/08/2026 - 16:20 GMT+2
Cambodia said on Friday it had closed more than 700 online scam centres in a crackdown over the past year, detaining nearly 30,000 suspects including a clutch of senior government officials.
The Southeast Asian country has emerged as a hub for crime syndicates running fake romantic relationship and cryptocurrency investment schemes in which scammers, some willing, others trafficked, defraud internet users around the world.
But under pressure from several countries including the United States and China, Cambodian authorities say they are cracking down on the industry.
