Filipino woman jailed for being part of Cambodia scam syndicate targeting Singapore victims
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How it spread - 11 original reports
Mon, 24 August 2026
1 report- Channel News Asia09:59first to report
The woman had testified that she had travelled to Cambodia for a job but later discovered it was a scam compound.
Fri, 28 August 2026
5 reports- Channel News Asia09:11
More than 3,400 suspects from 29 nationalities, including citizens from China, Vietnam, Australia, France, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand, were in custody awaiting trial.
- Channel News Asia10:23
The man worked in an office near one of Cambodia's borders, where about 60 people, including women who carried out internet romance scams, were involved in the scam operation.
- Euronews14:20
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said last year that hundreds of industrial-scale scam centres across Asia generate just under €35 billion in annual profits.
- abcnews.com16:47
Cambodia claims it no longer hosts any compounds for international online scams
- Al Jazeera English23:48
Cambodia's claim of eradicating its scam compounds met with scepticism from Amnesty International and industry experts.
Tue, 1 September 2026
1 report- thestar.com.my14:16Illegal online lender in Cambodia arrested for leaking borrower’s nude photos in ‘sextortion’ scheme
PHNOM PENH: The Anti-Cybercrime Department has arrested a man for operating an illegal online lending scheme that coerced borrowers into providing nude photos and videos as collateral, which were later used for extortion.
Wed, 2 September 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post06:19
Cambodia says it has flushed out a scam industry estimated to have stolen tens of billions of US dollars last year alone, but a string of arrests in recent days suggests the gangs behind it may have simply changed address. Scam centres proliferated across Cambodia during the pandemic, when hundreds of thousands of jobless young people were pulled into defunct casino complexes to target victims worldwide with bogus romance, cryptocurrency and investment frauds. Chinese criminal networks found...
Thu, 3 September 2026
1 report- thestar.com.my11:18
PHNOM PENH: Cambodian authorities have frozen more than US$300 million in assets linked to technology-based fraud, with the massive sum held across multiple bank accounts during the anti-scam operations of the past 14 months.
Fri, 4 September 2026
1 report- thestar.com.my13:00Almost 500 Indonesians detained in Cambodia's scam crackdown plead for repatriation, embassy support
PHNOM PENH: At least 475 Indonesian nationals are calling on their embassy and the Indonesian government to facilitate their return home after being detained for their involvement in online scamming operations.
Sun, 6 September 2026
1 report- akp.gov.kh03:00
Editorial: Cambodia Demonstrates Decisive and Absolute Resolve to Eradicate Online Scams