91 Chinese and Indonesians arrested over VOIP scam; Sihanoukville

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91 Chinese and Indonesians arrested over VOIP scam; Sihanoukville

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6 October 2017
Immigration police arrested 91 Chinese and Indonesian nationals in Preah Sihanouk province yesterday over suspicion they were operating telecom scams to extort money from victims.
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Lieutenant General Uk Heisela, chief of investigations at the Interior Ministry’s general department of immigration, said that seven Indonesians and 84 Chinese were arrested in commune three. More to come.
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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Fri Oct 06, 2017 3:26 pm 6 October 2017
Immigration police arrested 91 Chinese and Indonesian nationals in Preah Sihanouk province yesterday over suspicion they were operating telecom scams to extort money from victims.
And the current crop is pro China. Don't they see the shit that is drifting in on the coat-tails of the casinos and "investors". Would have thought they would invest in a laundry chain. =@
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Arget wrote: Fri Oct 06, 2017 4:03 pm
CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Fri Oct 06, 2017 3:26 pm 6 October 2017
Immigration police arrested 91 Chinese and Indonesian nationals in Preah Sihanouk province yesterday over suspicion they were operating telecom scams to extort money from victims.
And the current crop is pro China. Don't they see the shit that is drifting in on the coat-tails of the casinos and "investors". Would have thought they would invest in a laundry chain. =@
Why would/should they care? Gonna give Scambodia a bad rep on the worlds opinion scale. Pftt! Crooks & scoundrels spend $ too. Prolly more than the flashpacker or retirement barang.
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Immigration police crackdown on Internet VoIP scam rings in Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville with the arrest of 84 Chinese and seven Indonesians.
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According to General Huaxia, the material used as proof of the exhibits, including:
- 132 laptops
- 34 Desktops
- 209 mobile phones
- 14 WiFi pods
- Some other online materials.
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Chinese internet scammers deported
12 October 2017
Cambodian authorities on Thursday deported 74 Chinese back to China after they were arrested over online money scams, a senior police official told Khmer Times.
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Lieutenant General Uk Heisela, the director of the investigation and procedure department of Immigration, said the group of Chinese were arrested in the coastal province of Preah Sihanouk when police found they had committed crimes using Voice over Internet Protocol to extort money from their compatriots in China.
Of the 74 Chinese, 14 were women and they were deported via the Phnom Penh International Airport...
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5085966/chi ... -deported/
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74 out 250 in.
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I'd love to know if anything happens to them when they arrive home


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They will probably come back again.
Always "hope" but never "expect".
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rozzieoz wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2017 3:29 pm I'd love to know if anything happens to them when they arrive home


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