FBI Chief Hold Talks in Cambodia over Closer Security Cooperation to Combat Online Scam Crimes
The talks follow a regional summit as authorities seek to disrupt scam networks that the United Nations says caused losses of up to $114 billion in 2025.
- FBI Director Kash Patel met Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Wednesday to discuss joint cooperation against scam centers and transnational crimes through enhanced information sharing and intelligence exchanges.
- A United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report issued Tuesday estimated scams caused up to $114 billion in losses across the Asia-Pacific region in 2025, with cybercrime flourishing in Southeast Asia where law enforcement is weak.
- Thousands of foreign nationals recruited under false job offers are forced to run 'romance' and cryptocurrency scams in near-slavery conditions; criminals have shifted operations after raids on industrial-sized centers in Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia.
- The U.S. Embassy committed to supporting 'justice for victims and criminal accountability for online scam operators, those who enable or protect them, and those complicit in related human trafficking crimes,' coordinating closely with Cambodia's accelerated crackdown.
- Cambodia will host an international conference on combating cyber scams in September, Hun Manet announced on Telegram, extending momentum from this week's two-day multilateral summit attended by nearly 20 countries and hundreds of law enforcement officials.
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FBI chief hold talks in Cambodia over closer security cooperation to combat online scam crimes
FBI Director Kash Patel has met with Cambodia's prime minister to discuss how to tackle online scams targeting victims worldwide.
The government spokesperson revealed that after the FBI met with the Prime Minister, they thanked Thailand for its crackdown on scammers and agreed to continue cooperation in combating technology-related crime. They agreed that it's not just about arrests, but about eradicating the problem at its roots.
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FBI Director Kash Patel held talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Wednesday on joint efforts to combat international online scam operations that cheat victims out of billions of dollars each year. A report issued Tuesday by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime estimated that scams caused estimated losses in the Asia-Pacific region alone of as much as $114 billion […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed! The post FBI Dir…
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TPN National NewsThai PM Anutin Charnvirakul Hosts FBI Director Kash Patel in Push for Stronger Anti-Crime Cooperation With USA
The Pattaya News =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Bangkok – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul welcomed FBI Director Kash Patel to Government House to advance intelligence-sharing efforts and joint operations targeting transnational crime, with a particular focus on dismantling online scam networks and cross-border criminal syndicates. The high-level meeting shows Thailand’s commitment to confronting sophisticated criminal enterprises that operate across border…
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