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A Cambodian compound disguised as bank branches facilitates large-scale scams targeting victims globally. It features fake police offices, elaborate scripts, and evidence of forced labor among workers. [1]

AFP Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Wednesday that scam centres were destroying his country’s economy and giving the nation a bad name — pushing back on allegations of government connivance. [2]

PHNOM PENH—Chinese-born tycoon Chen Zhi, who was indicted by the United States on fraud and money-laundering charges for running a multibillion-dollar cyberscam network from Cambodia, has been arrested there and extradited to China, Phnom Penh said W... (confirmed by 3 sources) [3]

AFP China is moving against the cyberscam tycoons making fortunes in Southeast Asia, driven by mounting public pressure and Beijing’s desire to keep control of judicial processes, analysts say. (confirmed by 2 sources) [4]

AFP 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. [5]

AFP Cyberscam networks in Cambodia have freed more than 400 Indonesians this month, Jakarta said on Monday, after Phnom Penh announced a fresh crackdown on the illicit industry. [6]

Antonio Graceffo Myanmar’s junta’s recent raid on scam centers that relied on Starlink may be less about fighting crime and more about tightening control of communications. [7]

The Shwe Kokko crime hub, which was initially pitched as a large-scale mixed commercial, residential and leisure development project known as “China Town,” sprung up nearly a decade ago on the bank of the Moei River on the Thailand-Myanmar border. [8]

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[1] TH thailand-business-news.com · 2026-03-19 · 85% match

Deceptive setups, staged props, and scripted traps: uncovering the secrets of an abandoned scam hub in Cambodia

A Cambodian compound disguised as bank branches facilitates large-scale scams targeting victims globally. It features fake police offices, elaborate scripts, and evidence of forced labor among workers.

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2026-02-26 · 75% match

Scam centres ‘destroying’ Cambodia’s economy, PM says

AFP Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Wednesday that scam centres were destroying his country’s economy and giving the nation a bad name — pushing back on allegations of government connivance.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2026-01-08 · 75% match

Accused Scam Boss Chen Zhi Arrested in Cambodia, Extradited to China: Phnom Penh

PHNOM PENH—Chinese-born tycoon Chen Zhi, who was indicted by the United States on fraud and money-laundering charges for running a multibillion-dollar cyberscam network from Cambodia, has been arrested there and extradited to China, Phnom Penh said W

[4] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2026-01-10 · 75% match

‘Sever the chain’: scam tycoons in China’s crosshairs

AFP China is moving against the cyberscam tycoons making fortunes in Southeast Asia, driven by mounting public pressure and Beijing’s desire to keep control of judicial processes, analysts say.

[5] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2026-01-21 · 75% match

Fraudsters flee Cambodia’s ‘scam city’ after accused boss taken down

AFP 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.

[6] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2026-01-20 · 75% match

Over 400 Indonesians ‘released’ by Cambodian scam networks: ambassador

AFP Cyberscam networks in Cambodia have freed more than 400 Indonesians this month, Jakarta said on Monday, after Phnom Penh announced a fresh crackdown on the illicit industry.

[7] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-10-21 · 75% match

Scam Center Raids in Myanmar Could Be Attempt to Cut Starlink Usage by the Resistance

Antonio Graceffo Myanmar’s junta’s recent raid on scam centers that relied on Starlink may be less about fighting crime and more about tightening control of communications.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-11-27 · 75% match

The Story of Shwe Kokko: How a Border Backwater Became a Global Crime Hub

The Shwe Kokko crime hub, which was initially pitched as a large-scale mixed commercial, residential and leisure development project known as “China Town,” sprung up nearly a decade ago on the bank of the Moei River on the Thailand-Myanmar border.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-12-04 · 75% match

Thailand Seizes $300 Million in Assets Linked to Cyberscam Networks

BANGKOK—Thailand has seized more than US$300 million in assets tied to criminal networks running multibillion-dollar scam centers in Southeast Asia, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday.

[10] TH thediplomat.com · 2024-08-14 · 85% match

Laos Issues Ultimatum to Golden Triangle Scam Operators

The government of Laos has ordered online scammers to vacate a special economic zone in the northwest of the country, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported earlier this week.

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