CyberScamMonitor

Governor of National Bank of Cambodia (kind of) answers questions on Panda Bank collapse (but not really). 1/19 kiripost.com/stories/interv…

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Lin was an associate of Macao junket kingpin Alvin Chau who is now serving 18 years in a Chinese jail for organised crime activities. Lin and Kuo have also appeared at events with the Cambodian Prime Minister’s cousin, Hun To. 4/5

CAMBODIA/TAIWAN: Taiwanese national Lin Ping-wen shot & killed in Sihanoukville. Lin was indicted in Taiwan on suspicion of money laundering but failed to appear in court and fled the country. 1/5 taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/ar…

“Online jobs” typically slow down in December, then rebound after Lunar New Year, said Sreynich*, a vendor in Sihanoukville, the coastal city notorious for hosting scam centers. The term is often used by Cambodians to refer to online scam work. cambojanews.com/scam-crackdown…

A rural area outside Cambodia’s Poipet city housed scam businesses recently raided by Cambodian police, and was previously advertised as upcoming real estate projects with ties to prominent individuals. mekongindependent.com/2026/03/raids-…

#PandaBank customers plan to submit a petition to the central bank to expedite the liquidation process and sale of assets to ensure speedy refund, as they face financial difficulties on a daily basis kiripo.st/JWMkYG

A Malaysian national says a chance encounter with an advertisement at #PhnomPenh’s old airport led him to place his savings in #PandaCommercialBank - a decision he now regrets... kiripost.com/stories/malays… #Cambodia

Hello from Kouprey. This week we looked at whether the government's so-called XXL crackdown on scams and whether it is as effective as government surrogates and local media are claiming. Link: kouprey.substack.com/p/cambodia-tou…

CBI Arrests Recruiter Linked to Overseas Cyber Scam Compounds Exploiting Indian Nationals

Images from raid show dozens of security guards, high fences, razor wire, and even guard towers. 2/2

CAMBODIA: Reports on this week’s raid in Malai, Banteay Meanchey, indicate a significant operation was targeted. Police told local media 811 foreigners detained, including 776 Vietnamese, 34 Chinese, 1 Malaysian. 1/2 nkdnews.com/archives/10287…

MYANMAR: Multiple people injured when mortar shell fired by junta military exploded in scam compound in Pulu Village, Myawaddy. Some reports indicate there were fatalities, but this is unconfirmed. kicnews.org/2026/03/%e1%80…

CAMBODIA: 2 cops appear in court for allegedly accepting nearly $774,000 to secure release of 43 Thais arrested for online scams in Poipet in 2025. They face prison terms of 5-10 years if convicted. khmertimeskh.com/501860800/cops…

CAMBODIA/INDONESIA: "In the first two weeks of March, two young Indonesian women died alone in a hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia." theconversation.com/desperate-to-f…

Chen Zhi, the tycoon who led a secret life as an alleged scam kingpin, was nabbed in Cambodia in January. He is said to have run scam centers that stole billions from victims worldwide. Bloomberg looks at how things unraveled for the alleged ringleader. bloom.bg/3NBM9lg

【Thai soldiers captured a Cambodian scam compound. What they found inside was a full-scale film studio for fraud.】 Bloomberg Businessweek got access to the O Smach complex, the massive scam operation on Cambodia's northern border that Thai troops seized during clashes late last year. The scale is something else. Fake police stations built as video call sets, complete with country-specific insignia for China, India, and Indonesia. Police uniforms left hanging with realistic name tags. Operational documents in Portuguese, Hindi, English. Workers from China, Vietnam, India, and Brazil, all running parallel fraud operations under one roof. The facility tells two stories at once. Upstairs, spacious homes decorated in lavish Chinese style for the people running things. Downstairs, dormitory windows covered in metal bars and a basement row of 12 windowless cells, each fitted with a ceiling-mounted CCTV camera. One cell had a cardboard sheet for a bed, a thin blanket, and plastic bottles filled with urine. A meeting room nearby held handcuffs, police batons, and an empty power drill box. Thai military estimates around 20,000 people were working across the wider area. Cambodia calls the Thai presence an illegal occupation and says it disrupted the country's own anti-scam efforts. But the compound's details undercut that framing pretty hard. Senior Minister Chhay Sinarith insisted combating scams remains a government priority. Meanwhile, Chen Zhi, the alleged scam kingpin who held a noble title and served as an adviser to PM Hun Manet, was recently extradited to China on fraud charges and faces a US indictment. Other suspected bosses still live freely in Phnom Penh. Thai cyber police say about 1,000 scam cases hit their desks every day, with over $1 billion in losses tallied in Thailand alone from late 2024 through 2025. Stolen funds can move through multiple accounts in under 30 seconds.

23 foreign nationals caught crossing Moei River into Thailand, believed fleeing scam hub Thai soldiers intercepted 23 foreign nationals who illegally crossed the Moei River into Thailand in Tak's Mae Sot district on Friday, with authorities suspecting they had fled an online scam hub across the border in Myanmar. Troops from the Rachamanu Task Force spotted the group while patrolling near Ban Wang Kaew village in Mae Pa subdistrict. The individuals were carrying luggage and attempting to enter Thailand from across the river, which marks the border with Myanmar. The group consisted of 21 men and two women. Authorities said they included 11 Indians, seven Nepalis, two Ethiopians, two Sri Lankans and one Chinese national. All were carrying passports. Officials believe the group had fled a scam operation in the Shwe Kokko area of Myawaddy, a location long associated with online fraud networks. The foreigners will be questioned and their backgrounds checked before being handed over to immigration police in Tak and other relevant authorities for further action. Vid via สำนักข่าวนครแม่สอด #Thailand #Myanmar #Scams #OnlineScams #ScamCenters #HumanTrafficking #แก๊งสแกมเมอร์ #แก๊งคอลเซ็นเตอร์