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Phnom Penh raid brings 25 people in for questioning over suspected online scams

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Authorities raided a villa in Tuol Kork on July 22 and took 25 foreign nationals, including four women, in for questioning over suspected online scams. People from China, China’s Taiwan region and Myanmar were involved; the investigation continues.

On the evening of July 22, a joint enforcement team in Phnom Penh raided a villa in Tuol Kork district, uncovering a site suspected of telecommunications and online scam activity. Officers took 25 foreign nationals in for questioning and found equipment suspected of having been used in the activities.
According to the report, officers found 25 foreign nationals suspected of involvement in telecommunications and online scams, including four women. They included people from China, China’s Taiwan region and Myanmar. Officers also found computer towers, monitors and other electronic equipment, which was seized in accordance with the law as evidence for the investigation.
The people involved and all the seized items have been handed over to the Phnom Penh Municipal Police, and further investigation is under way.

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