Cambodia continues raids on scam centers
ABC News | Cambodia has intensified its crackdown on online scam centers, arresting over 2,100 suspects since June 27.
The latest arrests followed 2,418 others in the first six months of the year involving 18 alleged scam operations in different parts of the country, said a report from the National Police Commissioner cited by Neth Pheaktra.
These resulted in 73 prosecutions and 2,322 foreigners being deported, it said.
Workers at scam centers are often recruited under false pretenses and then held captive to work under tight guard.
“Jobseekers from Asia and beyond are lured by the promise of well-paid work into hellish labour camps run by well-organized gangs, where they are forced to scam under the very real threat of violence,” the human rights groups Amnesty International said in a report issued last month.
Full article: Cambodia continues raids on scam centers, bringing arrests in past 3 weeks over 2,100