Scam City: The Unconvincing Victory in Cambodia's War on Online Fraud The Cambodian government claims to have eradicated all online scam compounds, but this assertion raises more questions than answers.
It seems premature to declare a "milestone" in the fight against transnational crime, especially when considering the expertise of organizations like Amnesty International and Harvard University's Jacob Sims.
Online scams have entrenched themselves in Cambodia since the pandemic, with vast operations run by Chinese criminal gangs employing tens of thousands of workers, many of whom are trafficked into brutal conditions.