Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Wednesday that scam centres were destroying his country's economy and giving the ...

By Randall Hansen I was recently in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and approached a group of young men in front of the Indian embassy.

What began as a small-time fraud operation run illegally from apartments have now expanded into a massive industry in ...

Scam compounds have mushroomed across Southeast Asia since the pandemic. Inside these industrial-scale complexes are workers ...

Cambodian lawmakers on Monday unanimously adopted a new law targeting online scam operations with up to life in prison, following a government pledge to shut them down by the end of April. All 112 ...

Equipment used at a scam center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) Equipment used at a scam center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo ...

SIEM REAP, Cambodia -- Cambodia said Friday that it has drafted its first law targeting online scam centers, after vowing to shut them down by the end of April. Cambodia is a major hub for scam ...

Scams have exploded over the last few years. Can countries and companies come together to turn the tables on the scammers?

SIEM REAP, Cambodia(AP) — Cambodia said Friday it has drafted its first law targeting online scam centers, after vowing to shut them down by the end of April. Cambodia is a major hub for scam ...

Cambodia Scam Centers FILE - Bun Sosekha, Deputy Commissioner in charge of Security Unit, Phnom Penh Municipal Police, gives a tour of a scam center to journalists in ...

Cambodia Scam Centers Equipment used at a scam center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press ...