Hiding in a Five-star Hotel for Telecom Fraud: Cambodia Arrests 311 Foreign Suspects Including 30 Malaysians

On the 12th, Cambodian police carried out a large-scale raid on the five-star hotel Wyndham Grand Phnom Penh Capital in the capital city Phnom Penh, targeting a major telecom fraud syndicate hiding in the hotel. A total of 311 non-Cambodian suspects were arrested. Preliminary investigations revealed that this fraud group had long been impersonating Taiwanese officials, targeting Taiwanese citizens for scams.

According to a report by the Cambodia-China Times on the 13th, police found a total of 311 suspects at the scene, including 72 mainland Chinese, 182 Taiwanese, 30 Malaysians, 23 Vietnamese, and 2 Indians.

According to police investigations, the syndicate was based in Cambodia and specifically targeted overseas individuals for telecom scams. With a variety of tactics, in addition to investment scams luring with high returns and cryptocurrency fraud, the group also specialized in forging seals and impersonating Taiwanese officials to defraud Taiwanese citizens. Police found a large number of suspected forged official and personal seals used for scams at the scene.

In addition, police also confiscated 615 mobile phones, 140 notebook computers, and a large quantity of tools used for fraud, as well as drugs. Currently, all suspects and evidence have been handed over to the relevant departments for processing, and the case is under further investigation.