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Cambodia scam centres grow despite crackdown, Amnesty says
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PHNOM PENH — Cambodia’s online scam industry appears to be expanding despite a nationwide government crackdown, with Amnesty International reporting a rise in identified scam centres from 53 to 86 over the past year.
Key facts
- The finding challenges Cambodia’s claim that authorities have significantly weakened cybercrime networks that have turned the country into one of Southeast Asia’s major hubs for online fraud and forced-labour scam compounds.
- According to Amnesty’s report, released on Monday, the rights group identified at least 86 scam compounds operating across Cambodia as of April, up from 53 a year earlier
- It found evidence of state intervention at only 24 sites during the government campaign.
- The figures stand in contrast to Cambodian government statements that authorities had taken action against more than 250 scam centres nationwide.
Summary
The finding challenges Cambodia’s claim that authorities have significantly weakened cybercrime networks that have turned the country into one of Southeast Asia’s major hubs for online fraud and forced-labour scam compounds.
According to Amnesty’s report, released on Monday, the rights group identified at least 86 scam compounds operating across Cambodia as of April, up from 53 a year earlier. It found evidence of state intervention at only 24 sites during the government campaign.