Phnom Penh Cracks Down on Online Scam Hub, Detains 17 Bangladeshis
Phnom Penh authorities have raided a location suspected of being an online scam hub, where individuals impersonated World Bank staff to conduct fraudulent loan schemes targeting victims in Bangladesh. Seventeen Bangladeshi nationals were detained, and numerous computers and mobile phones were seized.
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