December 8, 2025
PHNOM PENH – A joint task force detained seven South Koreans and two Cambodians during a raid on a location in a borey along National Road 5 in Phnom Penh’s Russey Keo district, Phnom Penh, in connection with clandestine online scam activities.
According to the Secretariate for the Commission for Combating Technology Crimes (CCTC), the operation took place on December 6, with joint forces inspecting the location and detaining the suspects, who are accused of stealing bank account information from numerous victims and forging identity documents to commit online frauds which targeted foreign countries.
The two detained Cambodians were described as drivers for the South Koreans. The authorities confiscated a significant amount of evidence, including forged documents bearing the seals of South Korean tax institutions, images of various merchandise, images used to create fake identification cards and written scripts used for communicating with potential victims.
The authorities are conducting further investigations aimed at identifying the ringleaders of the operation. The suspects have been transferred to the Phnom Penh Municipal Police.
The raid was described as part of intensified Cambodia efforts to crack down on technology-based fraud, within the framework of a nationwide campaign.