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View all search results106 Indonesians detained in Cambodia during online scam raid
According to local media reports, authorities carried out the raid on Friday in an 11-storey building in Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork district after receiving reports that many Indonesians were being confined inside and were prevented from leaving the premises.
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A photo shows computers, smartphones and other equipment seized during a raid on a scam center on July 17, 2025, in Kandal province, Cambodia. A government minister told AFP on July 18, that the number of suspects arrested in a Cambodian crackdown on internet scam centers has increased to 2,000. (Agence Kampuchea Presse - AKP). (AFP/Pool)
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ambodian police have detained more than 100 Indonesian nationals in a major raid on a cyber scam operation in Phnom Penh, as the country intensifies its crackdown on transnational fraud syndicates.
According to local media reports, authorities carried out the raid on Friday in an 11-storey building in Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork district after receiving reports that many Indonesians were being confined inside and were prevented from leaving the premises.
During the operation, police discovered 107 Indonesians, including 36 women, along with five Cambodian men suspected of involvement in online fraud schemes.
Police officials said that those found to be linked to the ringleaders of the scam network will face legal action under Cambodian law. However, individuals who were deceived or coerced into participating in the operations will be handed over to the General Department of Immigration for deportation back to Indonesia.
The raid comes just two weeks after 97 Indonesians escaped from another scam compound in Chrey Thom City, Kandal province, about 75 kilometers from Phnom Penh.
According to Indonesia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, 11 of the escapees were hospitalized following the breakout, while four were arrested by Cambodian authorities for allegedly committing acts of violence during the incident.
Many of the victims told officials they had been tricked into working for the scam centers, where they were forced to endure long working hours, subjected to physical abuse, and prevented from leaving the compounds guarded by armed men, BBC Indonesia reported.
