23 Chinese Arrested Involving in Digital Kidnapping

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23 Chinese Arrested Involving in Digital Kidnapping

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Police arrested 23 Chinese involving in digital kidnapping

Svay Rieng: According to Kampuchea Thmey News, around 9:00 on 29 August 2015, police raided into a mansion belongs to Mr. Kong Sophara, the officer at provincial taxation, located in Ta Chou village, Svay Ter district, Svay Rieng City, Svay Rieng province. As a result, during the raid, police managed to arrest 23 Chinese (4 female) and found some other equipment and including a Cambodian woman who work as cook. Police confirmed that they are involving in digital kidnapping.

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Home National News 23 Chinese nationals have been arrested in relation to the jurisdiction kidnapped system Internet
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23 CHINESE NATIONALS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN RELATION TO THE JURISDICTION KIDNAPPED SYSTEM INTERNET
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Svay Rieng: at 9 am on 29 August 2015, the police cooperate with the police in cooperation with relevant institutions led by Kong Monday The bronze congratulations provincial court prosecutors searched a villa belonging Kong Sopha function as tax official village mango Cho neighborhood Svay Rieng Dwarfs. In the raids, arrested 23 Chinese nationals 4 people and some equipment, including girl Khmer chef. Authorities said the Chinese were involved in extortion abroad system online.
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What is digital kidnapping?
Once you've read the dictionary, every other book is just a remix.
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I had to laugh about the Khmer cook being grouped with the "equipment"
Also, wtf is digital kidnapping?
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I think it's a kind of identity theft. Interesting that Cambodian cops know what it is, LOL.
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Removing and holding fingers for ransom of course.
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rozzieoz wrote:What is digital kidnapping?
According to the Engrish Spoirer in the OP, it means "the Chinese were involved in extortion abroad system online."

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I think they mean online fraud, like the nigerian prince type thing.
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Not long ago a got an emailed traffic infringement form the Australian federal police with 7 days to pay. It asked me to click on a link to see the details, very well presented. I looked it up on the internet & it was the scam targeting businesses that locks up your computer with your client details then you must pay a fee of approx $3000 to have it freed.
Kidnapping your data for ransom!
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As Yobbo. Common in Germany: click on a link and you are locked out of your computer.
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You're talking about ransomware, this was a VoIP scam ring.
Twenty-two Chinese nationals were arrested at a rented villa in Svay Rieng City on Saturday on suspicion of extorting money from people overseas using Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, technology, police said Sunday.
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/poli ... cam-92921/
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