The courts are currently pursuing legal proceedings in 35 major online scam cases involving a total of 168 suspected ringleaders and their accomplices, including 39 women. The suspects include nationals from China and Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Cambodia.
These cases are the result of crackdowns conducted during the last six months of 2025, according to the Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Technology Crimes (CCTC).
According to a December 18 CCTC report, since June 27, joint authorities carried out raids on 118 target locations across 18 provinces and the capital.
During this period, authorities detained a total of 4,983 suspects, including 979 women.
The suspects came from 23 nations: China and Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, South Korea, Pakistan, Nepal, Malaysia, Japan, Myanmar, the Philippines, Laos, Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Mongolia, Russia, Sri Lanka, Algeria and Singapore.
A total of 4,039 foreigners, including 605 women, were deported. Simultaneously, authorities rescued victims from trafficking and dismantled criminal scam networks and human trafficking dens.
In addition to these direct enforcement efforts, Cambodia is collaborating with several countries and international organizations, such as the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Southeast Asia.
“While some neighbouring countries are trying to portray themselves as ‘clean’ protagonists in the fight against scams, that country has been painting Cambodia in a negative light,” said the CCTC.
“Furthermore, they have sent criminal groups into Cambodia to secretly conduct online scam activities, while the profits flow back to the criminal ringleaders residing in their own country. Cambodian authorities are investigating these cases with the utmost attention,” it added.
The CCTC did not explicitly name the country, but appeared to be referring to Thailand, which has frequently accused Cambodia of being a scam hub — a claim used as a pretext for the invasion of Cambodian territory, during which they shelled casinos and destroyed significant civilian infrastructure.
“This same country has attempted every trick to repeatedly slander Cambodia and mislead international opinion regarding online scams,” said the CCTC.
Cambodia continues to cooperate with international partners to discuss and exchange experiences and best practices regarding technical investigation methods, the prosecution of criminals involved in technology-based scam centres, evidence collection, the preservation and sharing of electronic evidence, financial investigations, and strategies for victim and witness protection, according to the CCTC.
