Cyber Scammer Compounds on 101 East
Caught the 2nd half of this episode of 101 East on the Al Jazeera channel last night. They revealed that a high number of scam phonecalls come from scammers working from high rise office blocks in Cambodia. They are called Cyber Scam Compounds. The building themselves are owned by top Cambodian businessmen, some with government connections. They rent them to Chinese businessmen and then turn a blind eye to what is going on. They then recruit people from both countries with fake job adverts, but when they arrive in Cambodia they realise it was all a lie, and are forced to work for the scammers.
The person with the accent phoning pretending to be from the bank is being forced to do it. They are held prisoner in the blocks.
Cambodia is the most corrupt country in Asia.
The programme will probably be repeated, and it should be on Al Jazeera catch up soon.
The person with the accent phoning pretending to be from the bank is being forced to do it. They are held prisoner in the blocks.
Cambodia is the most corrupt country in Asia.
The programme will probably be repeated, and it should be on Al Jazeera catch up soon.
