{"asset":"news","key":"2867","locale":"en","id":"news:2867:en","entityId":"news:2867","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/2867","state":"ready","title":"Police arrest 65 suspects in Phnom Penh and Kampot anti-scam operations","summary":"Police reported arresting seven Chinese and 58 Vietnamese suspects in coordinated raids on 28 October.","body":"Cambodian police carried out major anti-scam operations in Phnom Penh and Kampot province on 28 October, arresting 65 suspects: seven Chinese nationals and 58 Vietnamese nationals.\nIn Phnom Penh, the General Commissariat of National Police and Chamkar Mon district police raided the 17th floor of an apartment building on Norodom Boulevard. They arrested seven Chinese suspects and seized 32 mobile phones, computers and other items connected to the case. Police said their investigation indicated that the group used online romances to defraud victims overseas, and inquiries into the mastermind were continuing.\nOn the same day in Bokor city, Kampot province, police raided several residences and arrested 58 Vietnamese suspects, including 15 women. They seized 63 computers and 48 mobile phones. The report says seven of those arrested were subject to local court arrest warrants.\nPolice said the groups allegedly built fraudulent websites offering “investment” and “electronic currency” schemes to commit cross-border fraud. The Cambodian government said it would maintain a zero-tolerance approach and severely punish all online-scam offences.\nCompiled report by this station","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"1","publishedWorkingVersionId":"17092","languageVersionId":"15072","visibilityVersion":"2","versionToken":"a1.AlhlRVcbruPQYiybA2dq2w6mL23-r7sIIYwc4UunbFE"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"zh","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"183","authorText":"","sourceName":"KPS99TV"},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2025-10-29T06:09:27Z"}