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Cambodia claims it has wiped out online scam compounds after a sweeping crackdown
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia, notorious for being a major center for international online scams, claimed Friday it no longer hosts any of the compounds where the lucrative cybercrime was carried out, although some remain skeptical.
Key facts
- The government’s Ad-Hoc Commission for Combating Online Scams, CCOS, claimed success for its crackdown at a Thursday meeting with about 50 representatives of foreign diplomatic missions and international organizations led by Senior
- Such scams caused estimated combined losses of $88.3 billion to $114.1 billion in 2025, said a report in July by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
- PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia, notorious for being a major center for international online scams, claimed Friday it no longer hosts any of the compounds where the lucrative cybercrime was carried out, although some remain skeptical.
- Chhay Sinarith said that from July 2025 to Aug
- 20, 2026, law enforcement forces investigated 793 suspected scam locations and raided 624 sites, while detaining nearly 30,000 suspects representing 39 nationalities.
Summary
The government’s Ad-Hoc Commission for Combating Online Scams, CCOS, claimed success for its crackdown at a Thursday meeting with about 50 representatives of foreign diplomatic missions and international organizations led by Senior Minister Chhay Sinarith, who heads the anti-scam agency, it said in a statement issued Friday.
“This follows the complete eradication of large-scale online scam operations, strict legal actions against perpetrators, networks and involved officials, alongside the systematic establishment of a cybersecurity legal framework,” it said.