While checking 15 concentrated residential sites in Preah Sihanouk province, authorities reportedly found one suspected online-scam operation in a residential building in village 5, commune 4, Sihanoukville. There were 121 foreign men and women from nine nationality groups.
The provincial administration report dated April 4, 2026, listed 42 Chinese, including two women; 37 Sri Lankans, including three women; 22 Vietnamese, including three women; 12 Indians, including one woman; one Kenyan; one Filipina; three Nepalis, including one woman; two Bangladeshis; and one Malaysian. Officers also seized 123 computers and 132 phones as evidence for further technical examination.
At the time of reporting, the 42 Chinese nationals had been transferred to provincial police for questioning to identify organisers and continue legal procedures. The other 79 were transferred to the General Department of Immigration for deportation procedures.
The report said the newly identified site brought the recent campaign total to 24 sites allegedly linked to online scams among 31 inspected. It described the operation as demonstrating government and local authorities’ commitment to eliminating technology-enabled fraud and improving security and public order.
Source: Secretariat of the ad hoc commission combating technology-enabled scams (គ.ប.ឆ.ប.).
