Early Feb sees 2,700 locations checked in Phnom Penh; 20,000 foreign scammers identified

PHNOM PENH – In just 15 days, from February 3 to February 18, Phnom Penh authorities conducted a sweep of 2,709 locations suspected of accommodating scammers. They discovered 21,104 foreigners, including 6,683 women.

According to the Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Technology Crimes (CCTC), the locations inspected included buildings, condominiums, apartments, gated communities, guesthouses and hotels across all 14 districts of the capital.

“During these 15 days, authorities also cracked down on 40 other crime locations, detaining 284 foreign nationals, including 31 women, from 13 nationalities: Vietnam, China, Myanmar, South Korea, Malaysia, Nepal,…