![According to Cambodian media, this compound on the outskirts of Phnom Penh was used to conduct online scams. Approximately 48 people, including 33 Korean nationals, were arrested at this site by local authorities on Sept. 15 for their involvement in criminal operations. [NEWS1] According to Cambodian media, this compound on the outskirts of Phnom Penh was used to conduct online scams. Approximately 48 people, including 33 Korean nationals, were arrested at this site by local authorities on Sept. 15 for their involvement in criminal operations. [NEWS1]](/data/photo/editor/2025/10/23/1da86e8d-8dd7-49e9-bbfe-2e55d2e158e4.jpg)
How Cambodia's criminal networks ensnare Koreans
The death of a young Korean student in southern Cambodia in August has triggered a national reckoning over a web of scam networks in the Southeast Asian country that have quietly trapped hundreds of Korean nationals.