Cambodia showed off a shuttered scam compound this week ahead of a global conference intended to burnish its antifraud credentials, amid international pressure on Phnom Penh do more to tackle the scam industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/22/asia-pacific/crime-legal/cambodia-scams-crackdown-conference/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #cambodia #fraud #organizedcrime #southeastasia
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Cambodian authorities will target licensed casinos that are actually fronts for illicit cybercrime, an industry that's stolen billions of dollars from victims globally, according to a senior minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/24/asia-pacific/crime-legal/cambodia-casinos-anti-scam-sweep/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southeastasia #fraud #cambodia #fraud #organizedcrime #china
An expert panel under the National Police Agency called for giving police the option as swiftly as possible of remotely analyzing smartphones used by members of loosely organized anonymous criminal groups. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/japan/crime-legal/tokury-smartphones-remote/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #npa #japanesepolice #organizedcrime #fraud #tokuryu #phones
Under a new system, Japanese police officers will make fake accounts to respond to online solicitations from "tokuryū" criminal groups in order to trace flows of illicit funds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/28/japan/crime-legal/japan-police-bank-accounts-fraud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #fraud #japanesepolice #moneylaundering #organizedcrime
Cambodia is gathering evidence against suspected "masterminds" of massive cyber fraud operations, amid criticism that the government's crackdown has failed to reach those ultimately responsible. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/28/asia-pacific/crime-legal/cambodia-scam-masterminds-crackdown/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #china #cambodia #moneylaundering #organizedcrime #fraud #southeastasia