Cambodia becomes global hub for large-scale cyber-scams despite government crackdown
- Cambodia has emerged as a major center for international cyber-scam operations.
- Powerful figures with government ties protect the scammers from investigation.
- Victims lured to Cambodia under false pretenses, then forced to work in scam centers.
- Up to 10,000 people from various countries are trapped working in scam compounds.
- Cambodian authorities have failed to arrest major players behind the scams.
Boston Globe 
