Cyber Scam Monitor
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Tracking online scam & gambling operations in Southeast Asia and beyond. Documenting human trafficking & other human rights abuses. Exposing perpetrators. https://cyberscammonitor.net/ / https://cyberscammonitor.substack.com/
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NEW POST! As Cambodia comes under mounting pressure to act against online scams perpetrated from its territory, authorities have publicised the results of recent crackdowns, but huge new compounds have continued to expand along the border with Vietnam. cyberscammonitor.substack.com/p/going-out-...
MYANMAR: Video circulating allegedly showing explosion at 669 Park in Myawaddy. Posts on Telegram channels indicate this scam compound evacuated last week. 1/2
December 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
MYANMAR: Video circulating allegedly showing explosion at 669 Park in Myawaddy. Posts on Telegram channels indicate this scam compound evacuated last week. 1/2
MYANMAR: Local residents report 1000s of Chinese nationals linked to online scam syndicates in Myawaddy fled to cities incl. Yangon & Mandalay with help from ethnic Karen armed groups as junta cracks down on scams in the area. www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/j...
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
MYANMAR: Local residents report 1000s of Chinese nationals linked to online scam syndicates in Myawaddy fled to cities incl. Yangon & Mandalay with help from ethnic Karen armed groups as junta cracks down on scams in the area. www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/j...
MYANMAR: Irrawaddy talks to a young Myanamr national who worked in scam operations in Yata New City. www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/in...
December 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
MYANMAR: Irrawaddy talks to a young Myanamr national who worked in scam operations in Yata New City. www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/in...
CAMBODIA: National Bank of Cambodia finally makes public statement about Cambodian money laundering platform Huione, confirms it revoked payment service provider licence in Sept 2024. NBC letter says company now liquidated. @cambojanews.bsky.social 1/3 cambojanews.com/huione-pay-p...
Huione Pay Pulls Rebrand Sign, Freezes Accounts After CamboJA Report | CamboJA News
Huione Pay, the U.S.-blacklisted payments platform that recently rebranded as H-Pay, pulled down its new signage days after a CamboJA News report on the cha ... | Read more
cambojanews.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
CAMBODIA: National Bank of Cambodia finally makes public statement about Cambodian money laundering platform Huione, confirms it revoked payment service provider licence in Sept 2024. NBC letter says company now liquidated. @cambojanews.bsky.social 1/3 cambojanews.com/huione-pay-p...
MYANMAR: The military and Karen BGF have reportedly destroyed a 12-story building in Hongtu Park area of the Yatai New City scam complex. Explosives were planted in the building causing it to collapse. 1/3 kicnews.org/2025/12/%e1%...
ရွှေကုက္ကိုလ် တရုတ်ဆိုက်တွင် အဆောက်အဦးများ ဖြိုချနေဟု ပြည်သူများကို အသိပေး - ကေအိုင်စီ - KIC News
ဒီဇင်ဘာ ၃၊ ၂၀၂၅ ခုနှစ်။ ကေအိုင်စီ ကရင်နယ်ခြားစောင့်တပ်(BGF) ထိန်းချုပ်နယ်မြေ၊ ရွှေကုက္ကိုလ်မြို့ရှိ ကျားဖြန့်လုပ်ငန်းများရှိရာ တရုတ်ဆိုဒ် အတွင်းရှိ အဆောက်အဦးများကို ဒီဇင်ဘာ ၃ ရက်နေ့ နေ့လည် ၁၂ နာရီခန့်...
kicnews.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
MYANMAR: The military and Karen BGF have reportedly destroyed a 12-story building in Hongtu Park area of the Yatai New City scam complex. Explosives were planted in the building causing it to collapse. 1/3 kicnews.org/2025/12/%e1%...
CAMBODIA: Violent incident recorded today at Jincai 5 / New Golden Wealth V Casino and circulating on Telegram. Details are unclear, but two groups can be seen throwing projectiles at each other in the courtyard while people cheer from balconies. 1/6
December 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
CAMBODIA: Violent incident recorded today at Jincai 5 / New Golden Wealth V Casino and circulating on Telegram. Details are unclear, but two groups can be seen throwing projectiles at each other in the courtyard while people cheer from balconies. 1/6
CAMBODIA: Gambling commission revokes Donghu Casino licence. No reason given but the Donghu has housed scam operations since at least 2022, when it went by the name Jingang Hotel. It rebranded but stayed under the same ownership. 1/2
December 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
CAMBODIA: Gambling commission revokes Donghu Casino licence. No reason given but the Donghu has housed scam operations since at least 2022, when it went by the name Jingang Hotel. It rebranded but stayed under the same ownership. 1/2
CAMBODIA: 19 arrested (16 Bangladeshi & 3 Nepalese) at rented villa in Siem Reap City, on suspicion of committing online scams. www.khmertimeskh.com/501799688/19...
December 3, 2025 at 12:22 AM
CAMBODIA: 19 arrested (16 Bangladeshi & 3 Nepalese) at rented villa in Siem Reap City, on suspicion of committing online scams. www.khmertimeskh.com/501799688/19...
THAILAND/CAMBODIA: Thai Anti-Money Laundering Office seizes assets worth 10 billion baht ($312m) from ‘international crime networks’ led by Chen Zhi, Kok An, and Ben Smith, allegedly linked to cybercrime & money laundering. www.nationthailand.com/news/general...
AMLO Seizes Assets of ‘Chen Zhi’ and ‘Kok An’ Worth Billions
AMLO seizes assets worth 10 billion baht from international crime networks led by Chen Zhi and Kok An on ground of cybercrime and money laundering
www.nationthailand.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
THAILAND/CAMBODIA: Thai Anti-Money Laundering Office seizes assets worth 10 billion baht ($312m) from ‘international crime networks’ led by Chen Zhi, Kok An, and Ben Smith, allegedly linked to cybercrime & money laundering. www.nationthailand.com/news/general...
CAMBODIA/KOREA: ‘Korea task force’ set up in Cambodia to combat online fraud claims first results, arresting 17 Korean members of alleged scam operation. The group is suspected to have taken 3.5 billion won from more than 15,000 small business owners in Korea. biz.chosun.com/en/en-societ...
Korea task force arrests 17 Koreans in Cambodia no-show fraud ring
Korea task force arrests 17 Koreans in Cambodia no-show fraud ring
biz.chosun.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
CAMBODIA/KOREA: ‘Korea task force’ set up in Cambodia to combat online fraud claims first results, arresting 17 Korean members of alleged scam operation. The group is suspected to have taken 3.5 billion won from more than 15,000 small business owners in Korea. biz.chosun.com/en/en-societ...
CAMBODIA/KOREA: Daegu Metropolitan Police uncover Cambodia-based romance scam operation, arresting 26 including Korean ‘mastermind’. The group is suspected of embezzling 6.41 billion Korean won from 136 victims from a base in Bavet. www.chosun.com/english/nati...
Daegu Police Arrest Cambodian Romance Scam Mastermind, 25 Others
Daegu Police Arrest Cambodian Romance Scam Mastermind, 25 Others Operation nets 6.41 billion won embezzled from 136 victims in cross-border scam
www.chosun.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
CAMBODIA/KOREA: Daegu Metropolitan Police uncover Cambodia-based romance scam operation, arresting 26 including Korean ‘mastermind’. The group is suspected of embezzling 6.41 billion Korean won from 136 victims from a base in Bavet. www.chosun.com/english/nati...
CAMBODIA/KOREA: Police arrest main suspect in torture and murder of South Korean college student who was lured to Cambodia in August by online scam ring. world.kbs.co.kr/service/news...
Cambodian Police Arrest Main Suspect in Murder of S. Korean College Student
Anchor: Police have arrested the main suspect in the torture and murder of a South Korean college student who was lured to Cambodia in August by an online scam ring. Seoul's ...
world.kbs.co.kr
December 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
CAMBODIA/KOREA: Police arrest main suspect in torture and murder of South Korean college student who was lured to Cambodia in August by online scam ring. world.kbs.co.kr/service/news...
CHINA/MYANMAR/THAILAND: China sends planes to repatriate 300 nationals who fled scam compounds in Myawaddy, Myanmar. www.nationthailand.com/news/general...
China repatriates 300 citizens from Mae Sot after fleeing KK Park scam compound in Myanmar
China sends aircraft to repatriate 300 citizens from Mae Sot after they fled the KK Park scamming hub in Myanmar following a major crackdown by Myanmar forces
www.nationthailand.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
CHINA/MYANMAR/THAILAND: China sends planes to repatriate 300 nationals who fled scam compounds in Myawaddy, Myanmar. www.nationthailand.com/news/general...
CAMBODIA: Authorities raid transnational online scam operation in Phnom Penh on Monday, arresting 27 Vietnamese and 1 Cambodian suspected of involvement in romance fraud and digital extortion. www.information.gov.kh/articles/175...
Cambodia Raids Scam Compound, Arrests 28 in Transnational Romance Fraud Crackdown
AKP Phnom Penh, December 01, 2025 —Cambodian authorities dismantled a major transnational online scam operation in Phnom Penh on Monday, arresting 28 suspects in a coordinated raid targeting a syndica...
www.information.gov.kh
December 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
CAMBODIA: Authorities raid transnational online scam operation in Phnom Penh on Monday, arresting 27 Vietnamese and 1 Cambodian suspected of involvement in romance fraud and digital extortion. www.information.gov.kh/articles/175...
CAMBODIA: Huione has shuttered its shops and hastily taped signs outside saying all withdrawals suspended @kiripost.bsky.social 1/2 kiripost.com/stories/rebr...
Rebranded H-Pay Freezes Withdrawals Amid Cash Crunch Following International Sanctions
After Huione Pay’s sudden rebrand to “H‑Pay,” hundreds of frustrated customers faced frozen withdrawals as the company announced a cash‑flow collapse in the wake of U.S. sanctions and international sc...
kiripost.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
CAMBODIA: Huione has shuttered its shops and hastily taped signs outside saying all withdrawals suspended @kiripost.bsky.social 1/2 kiripost.com/stories/rebr...
CAMBODIA: 28 arrested in raid on small scam operation in residential area of Bavet. Authorities seized 47 computers, 25 phones & and other equipment. Photos indicate the operation was doing Vietnamese police impersonation scams. www.khmertimeskh.com/501795116/28...
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
CAMBODIA: 28 arrested in raid on small scam operation in residential area of Bavet. Authorities seized 47 computers, 25 phones & and other equipment. Photos indicate the operation was doing Vietnamese police impersonation scams. www.khmertimeskh.com/501795116/28...
CAMBODIA: National Police chiefs meet to review results of recent crackdown on online fraud. 27 June - 14 Oct, 92 law enforcement operations in 18 provinces resulted in approx 3,455 arrests involving people from 20. cc-times.com/posts/30338
柬埔寨国家警察总署开会检讨清剿网络诈骗成效 - 柬中時報
柬埔寨国家警察总署今日（21日）召开会议，对近期开展的打击网络诈骗犯罪行动进行检讨、评估并总结经验。
cc-times.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
CAMBODIA: National Police chiefs meet to review results of recent crackdown on online fraud. 27 June - 14 Oct, 92 law enforcement operations in 18 provinces resulted in approx 3,455 arrests involving people from 20. cc-times.com/posts/30338
PHILIPPINES: Chinese national subject to Interpol Red Notice for alleged online fraud targeting South Koreans intercepted leaving Philippines bound for Cambodia. immigration.gov.ph/bi-stops-chi...
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
PHILIPPINES: Chinese national subject to Interpol Red Notice for alleged online fraud targeting South Koreans intercepted leaving Philippines bound for Cambodia. immigration.gov.ph/bi-stops-chi...
THAILAND/CAMBODIA: Thai Navy claims casino in Thmorda encroaches Thai territory, says if Cambodia does not demolish it, Thailand will - and Cambodia will be sent a bill. The casino is inside the MDS Thmorda SEZ scam complex. www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews...
Thai Navy Chief warns Cambodia to remove illegal border casino tower or face demolition and a bill - Pattaya Mail
BANGKOK, Thailand – Royal Thai Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Phairoj Fuengchan has declared that the casino complex known as “Thmorda City,” built by Cambodia and found to be encroaching into Thai t...
www.pattayamail.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
THAILAND/CAMBODIA: Thai Navy claims casino in Thmorda encroaches Thai territory, says if Cambodia does not demolish it, Thailand will - and Cambodia will be sent a bill. The casino is inside the MDS Thmorda SEZ scam complex. www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews...
CAMBODIA: Sanctioned senator Ly Yong Phat denies allegations he is involved in online scam operations, claims he has merely rented property to Cambodians and foreigners for business purposes & no illegal business or activity is permitted. freshnewsasia.com/index.php/lo...
លោកអ្នកឧកញ៉ា លី យ៉ុងផាត់ ទាត់ចោលការប្រឌិតព័ត៌មានរបស់ថៃថា លោកពាក់ព័ន្ធជាមួយបណ្ដាញឧក្រិដ្ឋកម្មអនឡាញ និងអះអាងថា លោកគ្មានលុយទុកនៅប្រទេសថៃឡើយ (Video inside)
(ភ្នំពេញ)៖ លោកអ្នកឧកញ៉ា លី យ៉ុងផាត់ ប្រធានសមាគមឧកញ៉ាកម្ពុជា បានចេញមកបកស្រាយ និងទាត់ចោលទាំងស្រុងចំពោះការប្រឌិតរបស់សារព័ត៌មានថៃថា លោកពាក់ព័ន្ធបណ្ដាញឧក្រិដ្ឋកម្មតា...
freshnewsasia.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
CAMBODIA: Sanctioned senator Ly Yong Phat denies allegations he is involved in online scam operations, claims he has merely rented property to Cambodians and foreigners for business purposes & no illegal business or activity is permitted. freshnewsasia.com/index.php/lo...
PHILIPPINES: Dismissed mayor of Bamban, Alice Guo, found guilty of human trafficking linked to scam hub in her town, sentenced to 40yrs in prison & ordered to pay fine and restitution to victims. www.rappler.com/philippines/...
Alice Guo guilty of human trafficking
(4th UPDATE) Filipino incorporators of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) Hongsheng who claim their identities were stolen are acquitted
www.rappler.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
PHILIPPINES: Dismissed mayor of Bamban, Alice Guo, found guilty of human trafficking linked to scam hub in her town, sentenced to 40yrs in prison & ordered to pay fine and restitution to victims. www.rappler.com/philippines/...
THAILAND/CAMBODIA: Thai authorities find three of Cambodian senator Kok An’s children obtained citizenship using fraudulent documents, revoke citizenship. 1/3 www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2025/11...
Kok An's Children Obtained Thai Citizenship by Fraud, Run 5 Businesses
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has uncovered that three children of Cambodian Senator Kok An obtained Thai citizenship through fraudulent birth registrations
www.khaosodenglish.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
THAILAND/CAMBODIA: Thai authorities find three of Cambodian senator Kok An’s children obtained citizenship using fraudulent documents, revoke citizenship. 1/3 www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2025/11...
SINGAPORE/CAMBODIA: 2 Singaporean men among 34 people on the run for their suspected role in Cambodia-based scam operation arrested by Singapore police after deportation from Cambodia & Thailand. www.straitstimes.com/singapore/2-...
2 men arrested for suspected links to S’porean-led, Cambodia-based scam ring; 32 still at large
The group targeted Singapore victims and is believed to be responsible for losses of at least $41 million. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
SINGAPORE/CAMBODIA: 2 Singaporean men among 34 people on the run for their suspected role in Cambodia-based scam operation arrested by Singapore police after deportation from Cambodia & Thailand. www.straitstimes.com/singapore/2-...
JAPAN/CAMBODIA: Recently sanctioned Prince Group established at least 3 affiliated companies in Japan since 2022, according to Kyodo News. english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/6...
Cambodia-based scam group on U.S. sanctions list running 3 firms in Japan
A Cambodia-based Chinese firm on a U.S. sanctions list for its involvement in international fraud and human trafficking has established at least three affiliated companies in Japan since 2022, testimo...
english.kyodonews.net
November 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
JAPAN/CAMBODIA: Recently sanctioned Prince Group established at least 3 affiliated companies in Japan since 2022, according to Kyodo News. english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/6...
THAILAND: Thai police arrest 15 Eastern European nationals after raiding Bangkok building allegedly converted into a base for crypto investment scam. Police arrested 9 Azerbaijani, 5 Georgian, 1 Ukrainian. www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2025/11...
Bangkok Raid Uncovers Crypto Scam Base; 15 Eastern Europeans Arrested
Thai police arrested 15 Eastern European nationals after raiding a Bangkok building that had been converted into a base for an alleged cryptocurrency investment scam
www.khaosodenglish.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
THAILAND: Thai police arrest 15 Eastern European nationals after raiding Bangkok building allegedly converted into a base for crypto investment scam. Police arrested 9 Azerbaijani, 5 Georgian, 1 Ukrainian. www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2025/11...