Cambodia to Target Scam 'Masterminds' as Critics Question Crackdown's Effectiveness
Authorities are expanding probes into Prince Group’s financial network as critics say the crackdown has not reached the operators behind the scams.
- On Thursday, government anti-scam commission head Chhay Sinarith announced authorities are expanding investigations into the financial network of Prince Group, a conglomerate the U.S. alleges functioned as a front for multi-billion-dollar online fraud.
- The investigation follows criticism that Cambodia's year-long crackdown failed to reach high-level figures, though Prince's Chinese-born founder, Chen Zhi, was deported to China earlier this year.
- Reporters toured two massive Prince facilities near Phnom Penh that authorities identified as scam centers; one complex housed a fake Singaporean police station allegedly used for impersonation fraud.
- Chhay told Reuters on Thursday that prosecuting 'masterminds' requires time and evidence to prevent suspects from fleeing, as Cambodia hosted representatives from over a dozen countries to discuss strategies.
- Scam compounds in the region stole $10 billion from Americans in 2024, and blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs warns that decentralized sites and money-laundering networks continue to operate at scale.
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Cambodia to target scam 'masterminds' as critics question crackdown's effectiveness
Cambodia is gathering evidence against suspected "masterminds" of massive cyber fraud operations, the country's anti-scam minister said, amid criticism that the government's crackdown has failed to reach those ultimately responsible.
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