Cambodia Deports 600+ Thais Linked to Online Scam Centers

MGR Online•International•81d ago

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Cambodia has deported over 600 Thai nationals suspected of involvement in large-scale online scam operations.

•Cambodia has deported 635 Thai nationals implicated in illegal online businesses and transnational criminal networks.
•The deportations are part of a crackdown on multi-billion dollar illegal industries, with Cambodia serving as a hub for scam gangs.
•Searches in Poipet uncovered evidence of online gambling sites targeting Thai customers, alongside significant electronic devices.
•The operation follows US sanctions against a Cambodian senator accused of running online scam centers.

•Cambodia has deported 635 Thai nationals due to their suspected involvement in illegal online businesses and transnational crime networks, resulting in their return to Thailand.
•Cambodia has become a hub for criminal gangs using romance scams and cryptocurrency investment scams, with some victims being trafficked, to defraud internet users globally.
•The global cyber fraud industry, operating from secure locations across the region, is estimated to generate up to $64 billion annually, according to the UNODC.
•Cambodian authorities searched condominium buildings in Poipet on Saturday, suspecting them as bases for illegal online businesses and activities linked to transnational criminal networks.
•Nearly 4,700 mobile phones and over 400 computer monitors were discovered during the raid in Poipet, showing the scale of the illicit operations.
•Cambodia's Minister of Information, Net Pheaktr, stated that online gambling websites targeting Thai customers were found on the seized electronic devices.
•Separately, the United States announced sanctions against Kok An, a Cambodian senator and businessman, accused of controlling online scam centers in Cambodia and protecting criminal networks.
•Cambodian authorities raided suspected locations in Poipet on Wednesday, arresting a large number of foreigners, primarily Chinese nationals, in connection with scam operations.

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Net Pheaktr

"635 Thai nationals involved in illegal online businesses and transnational crime networks were sent back to Thailand."

มีชาวไทย 635 คน ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการดำเนินธุรกิจออนไลน์ผิดกฎหมายและเครือข่ายอาชญากรรมข้ามชาติ ถูกส่งตัวกลับประเทศไทย

Net Pheaktr

"Police searched condominium buildings in Poipet, border area with Thailand, on Saturday."

ตำรวจได้ตรวจค้นอาคารคอนโดมิเนียมในเมืองปอยเปต บริเวณชายแดนติดกับไทยเมื่อวันเสาร์

Net Pheaktr

"Examination of electronic devices also found many online gambling websites targeting customers in Thailand."

การตรวจสอบอุปกรณ์อิเล็กทรอนิกส์ยังพบเว็บไซต์การพนันออนไลน์จำนวนมากที่มุ่งเป้าไปยังลูกค้าในไทย

Cambodia(กัมพูชา)ℹ️

A Southeast Asian nation implementing a crackdown on online scam centers and deporting foreign nationals involved.

Poipet(ปอยเปต)ℹ️

A Cambodian city on the border with Thailand where condominium buildings used for illegal online businesses were searched.

United States(สหรัฐฯ)ℹ️

A country that announced sanctions against a Cambodian senator accused of operating online scam centers.

Thai nationals(ชาวไทย)

Over 600 individuals deported from Cambodia due to alleged involvement in online scam operations.

Net Pheaktr(เนธ เพียกตรา)

Cambodia's Minister of Information, who revealed details about the deportation of Thai nationals and raids on scam operations.

Kok An(ก๊ก อาน)

A Cambodian senator and businessman sanctioned by the United States for allegedly controlling online scam centers and protecting criminal networks.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)(สำนักงานว่าด้วยยาเสพติดและอาชญากรรมแห่งสหประชาชาติ (UNODC))ℹ️

An organization that provided estimates on the annual revenue of the global cyber fraud industry.

US Department of the Treasury(กระทรวงการคลังสหรัฐฯ)ℹ️

An entity that accused Kok An's company, Crown Resorts, of owning casinos and buildings modified for fraud operations.

Crown Resorts

A company owned by Kok An, accused by the US Treasury of being used for criminal organizations conducting asset investment fraud.