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Seoul to send task force to Cambodia over kidnapped South Koreans
Reports indicate 330 kidnappings of South Koreans in Cambodia from January to August 2025 amid scams and forced labor, prompting plans for a Korean Desk to aid victims.
- President Lee Jae Myung urged the swift repatriation of kidnapped Koreans in Cambodia and ordered all available resources to address the crisis.
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that 330 Koreans were lured by job scams in Cambodia between January and August.
- Following the death of a Korean student, South Korea summoned the Cambodian ambassador to express concern and urge cooperation against employment scams.
- The National Police Agency plans to coordinate with Cambodian officials to prevent future incidents and will conduct a meeting on October 23 to discuss measures.
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Many victims were reportedly attracted by fraudulent job offers promising high wages, before being kidnapped and forced to participate in online fraud.
South Korean officials say about 80 of the country's civilians remain unaccounted for in Cambodia, amid a growing number of cases of job fraud and kidnapping of South Koreans.
80 South Koreans missing in Cambodia scam centre row: Seoul
Eighty South Koreans who were possible victims of fake jobs or scam centres were unaccounted for in Cambodia, South Korea’s foreign ministry told AFP Tuesday, after the torture death of a student there shocked the country.
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AlKhaleej TodayTortured and trafficked: 80 South Koreans missing in Cambodia amid deadly scam centre surge
SEOUL, Oct 14 — Eighty South Koreans who were possible victims of fake jobs or scam centres were unaccounted for in Cambodia, South Korea’s foreign ministry told AFP today, after the torture death of a student there shocked the public.A foreign ministry official said that between January and August this year, 330 South Koreans were reported to have gone missing or been held against their will after entering Cambodia.As of August, “the safety of …
In one year, nearly 330 reports of kidnappings from South Koreans in Cambodia were registered. Attracted by false job offers, South Korean tourists are abducted by their scammers and their passports and phones confiscated before being forced to work in call centres that are the origin of the many telephone scams around the world.
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