Authorities detained 16 foreign nationals and rescued a Japanese victim in a major crackdown on an online scam operation in the capital’s Boeung Keng Kang district, highlighting intensified enforcement under Cambodia’s new anti-cybercrime law.
The May 4 raid uncovered a suspected scam hub operating from PROVANCE condominium, where investigators seized dozens of electronic devices and found evidence of coordinated online fraud activities. Officials said the group had set up a fake studio and used fabricated identities to deceive victims, according to the Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Online Scams (CCOS).
The operation also exposed elements of human trafficking, with the rescued Japanese national believed to have been transported across provinces for exploitation.
The crackdown follows firm directives from Hun Manet to sustain nationwide action against online scams. Authorities have been instructed to enforce the law rigorously, without pause or leniency.
Cambodia’s Law on Combating Online Scams, which came into force in April 2026, establishes new criminal offenses targeting scam networks, including organizing fraud centers, recruitment, identity misuse, and related money laundering.
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