PHNOM PENH • Cambodia has arrested more than 200 Chinese men and women suspected of running an online scam that persuaded victims to send nude photographs and then extorted cash from them, police said yesterday..
PHNOM PENH • Cambodia has arrested more than 200 Chinese men and women suspected of running an online scam that persuaded victims to send nude photographs and then extorted cash from them, police said yesterday.
The sweeping arrests come as the South-east Asian country cracks down on Chinese cybercrime gangs that use Web technology to target their fellow citizens.
The gang in Cambodia allegedly used Internet voice calls to contact victims in China, building up relationships with its targets over time.
It then asked its victims to send nude pictures, which were used to blackmail them, police said.
After a tip-off from the Chinese authorities, Cambodian police raided an apartment compound along the border with Thailand on Wednesday and detained 215 Chinese men and women.
«We are questioning them. Nearly 200 of them were involved in the crimes, » said Mr Uk Hai Sela, head of investigations at the Cambodian immigration department.
