US EditionOver 1,400 Indonesians Left Cambodian Scam Groups in Five Days: Embassy
Cambodia's crackdown led to over 1,400 Indonesians leaving scam networks in five days, with many seeking embassy help for repatriation amid arrests and deportations.
- Between January 1 and 18, 440 Indonesians visited the embassy in Phnom Penh seeking to return home after being released by online scam syndicates, according to a post on Instagram.
- From January 16 to 20, 1,440 Indonesians arrived at the embassy for help, marking a significant increase, including 520 on a single day.
- Indonesia's ambassador to Cambodia, Santo Darmosumarto, stated that law enforcement measures led to many syndicates letting their workers go and indicated the embassy would expedite repatriations.
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The Moore County News-PressOver 1,400 Indonesians leave Cambodian scam groups in five days: embassy
More than 1,400 Indonesians have left cyberscam networks in Cambodia in the last five days, Jakarta said on Wednesday, after Phnom Penh pledged a fresh crackdown on the illicit trade.
The Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh reported that 1,440 Indonesian citizens came directly to the Indonesian Embassy after leaving an online fraud syndicate from various regions in Cambodia.
Fraudsters flee Cambodia's 'scam city' after accused boss taken down
SIHANOUKVILLE: Hundreds of people dragged away suitcases, computer monitors, pets and furniture as they fled a suspected Cambodian cyberfraud centre, after the country’s most wanted alleged scam kingpin was arrested and deported.
Malay Mail
Fraudsters flee Cambodia’s ‘scam city’ after accused boss taken down
SIHANOUKVILLE (Cambodia), Jan 21 — Hundreds of people dragged away suitcases, computer monitors, pets and furniture as they fled a suspected Cambodian cyberfraud centre, after the country’s most wanted alleged scam kingpin was arrested and deported.Boarding tuk-tuks, Lexus SUVs and tourist coaches, an exodus departed Amber Casino in the coastal city of Sihanoukville, one of the illicit trade’s most notorious hubs.“Cambodia is in upheaval,” one C…
From Sihanoukville the testimony of a missionary on the thousand ambiguities behind the excellent operations and arrests against the scam center system: "I see so much hypocrisy: too many have been accomplices, but no one assumes his responsibilities. Even the scammers crowd today the embassies declaring poverty.As people who love this country I invoke a true repentance."
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