Cambodia News, Phomn Penh: Police say that on 26th August 2022, a Facebook user named ‘Parimal’ posted that he was trapped in Ukraine, and that he needed to find a person to help him to send money to Cambodia.

A Cambodian man living in Phnom Penh fell for the scammer's trick and sent a total of $9,120 as a ‘customs fine’, after the Cambodian woman scammer contacted him, pretending to be a customs officer.
After sending the money, the scammers ceased communications with the victim.



But ‘Parimal’ suddenly reappeared on social media on 30th of August, saying that they needed another $5,000 to complete the transfer of funds to Cambodia, but before sending the money, the victim reported to the Criminal Police Department to intervene, and police arrested the the two suspects while they were entering to withdraw money at a Wing location in Veal Vong, Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh; Police arrested scammers N ‘CHO MARCEL, male, an Ivory Coast national, and Doung Theary, female, Khmer nationality.

CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:44 pm
Cambodia News, Phomn Penh: Police say that on 26th August 2022, a Facebook user named ‘Parimal’ posted that he was trapped in Ukraine, and that he needed to find a person to help him to send money to Cambodia.

A Cambodian man living in Phnom Penh fell for the scammer's trick and sent a total of $9,120 as a ‘customs fine’, after the Cambodian woman scammer contacted him, pretending to be a customs officer.
After sending the money, the scammers ceased communications with the victim.



But ‘Parimal’ suddenly reappeared on social media on 30th of August, saying that they needed another $5,000 to complete the transfer of funds to Cambodia, but before sending the money, the victim reported to the Criminal Police Department to intervene, and police arrested the the two suspects while they were entering to withdraw money at a Wing location in Veal Vong, Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh; Police arrested scammers N ‘CHO MARCEL, male, an Ivory Coast national, and Doung Theary, female, Khmer nationality.

You would have to in equal parts applaud the benevolence of the guy who send $9120 to help an unknown person escape Ukraine and scorn his naivety

Also, I guess the Ivorian and his accomplice didn't even take the most rudimentary of steps to conceal their digital tracks considering how easily they got busted

Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 2:18 pm

CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:44 pm
Cambodia News, Phomn Penh: Police say that on 26th August 2022, a Facebook user named ‘Parimal’ posted that he was trapped in Ukraine, and that he needed to find a person to help him to send money to Cambodia.

A Cambodian man living in Phnom Penh fell for the scammer's trick and sent a total of $9,120 as a ‘customs fine’, after the Cambodian woman scammer contacted him, pretending to be a customs officer.
After sending the money, the scammers ceased communications with the victim.



But ‘Parimal’ suddenly reappeared on social media on 30th of August, saying that they needed another $5,000 to complete the transfer of funds to Cambodia, but before sending the money, the victim reported to the Criminal Police Department to intervene, and police arrested the the two suspects while they were entering to withdraw money at a Wing location in Veal Vong, Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh; Police arrested scammers N ‘CHO MARCEL, male, an Ivory Coast national, and Doung Theary, female, Khmer nationality.

You would have to in equal parts applaud the benevolence of the guy who send $9120 to help an unknown person escape Ukraine and scorn his naivety

Also, I guess the Ivorian and his accomplice didn't even take the most rudimentary of steps to conceal their digital tracks considering how easily they got busted

Benevolence? It sound more like a derivation of a 419 fraud whereby they want to send [stolen] $millions and will share them with whoever helps them, but they have to pay the advance 'fee'. The victims are invariably complicit.

Invented by Nigerians, it is called 419 as this is the penal code number that makes it illegal.

Doc67 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 4:06 pm

Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 2:18 pm

CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:44 pm
Cambodia News, Phomn Penh: Police say that on 26th August 2022, a Facebook user named ‘Parimal’ posted that he was trapped in Ukraine, and that he needed to find a person to help him to send money to Cambodia.

A Cambodian man living in Phnom Penh fell for the scammer's trick and sent a total of $9,120 as a ‘customs fine’, after the Cambodian woman scammer contacted him, pretending to be a customs officer.
After sending the money, the scammers ceased communications with the victim.



But ‘Parimal’ suddenly reappeared on social media on 30th of August, saying that they needed another $5,000 to complete the transfer of funds to Cambodia, but before sending the money, the victim reported to the Criminal Police Department to intervene, and police arrested the the two suspects while they were entering to withdraw money at a Wing location in Veal Vong, Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh; Police arrested scammers N ‘CHO MARCEL, male, an Ivory Coast national, and Doung Theary, female, Khmer nationality.

You would have to in equal parts applaud the benevolence of the guy who send $9120 to help an unknown person escape Ukraine and scorn his naivety

Also, I guess the Ivorian and his accomplice didn't even take the most rudimentary of steps to conceal their digital tracks considering how easily they got busted

Benevolence? It sound more like a derivation of a 419 fraud whereby they want to send [stolen] $millions and will share them with whoever helps them, but they have to pay the advance 'fee'. The victims are invariably complicit.

Invented by Nigerians, it is called 419 as this is the penal code number that makes it illegal.

Ah, yes - deficient attention span before coffee, stopped reading before I saw it was to send money; thought he was pretending to be a person trapped in Ukraine

penal code 419 - what country??

Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 4:27 pm penal code 419 - what country??

Nigeria.

A shame. He’s quite cute …
… if I ignore the bowed legs

Ok, why does he have a big red blob there, and she doesn't ? What are they hiding from us ?

Scam Alert: Notify Police

Cambodia News, (Phnom Penh): The Criminal Police Department of the National Police General Commission of the Ministry of Interior on September 3 released a report that according to the confessions of the two suspects, they have scammed large numbers of people in the form of sending money and valuables from abroad. The scammers had books containing 7,910 successful and unsuccessful telephone numbers of potential victims.

The phone numbers of the victims that they used to commit fraud are recorded in 5 books, including the first book has 1,681 numbers, the second book has 632 numbers, the third book has 1,994 numbers, and the fourth book has 29 numbers, a total of 7,910 people.


Therefore, if you believe that you have been cheated by these two people by sending money to this person in exchange for materials from abroad, please contact the Criminal Police Department to file a complaint against the suspect.

Say Nora, Deputy Prosecutor of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, has completed his investigation into the fraudulent scheme of sending money or valuables from Ukraine to N 'CHO MARCEL from Ivory Coast, and Doung Theary, a Cambodian woman.

Plang Sophal, spokesman for the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, confirmed on the afternoon of September 3, 2022 that the two suspects had been charged with "fraud" under Articles 377 and 378 of the Penal Code. He added that after deciding to indict, the prosecutor made a conclusion and sent the case to the investigating judge.

Police insist that people should be wary when asked to assist in sending money or valuables from abroad to Cambodia. If it seems that an offer is too good to be true, then it is probably a scam. If in doubt, wait and investigate before sending any funds.

I don't get it. What goods from abroad? Like importing something? It all sounds so bizarre.