Cambodia Claims Its Crackdown Has Halved Online Scam Activity

Computers, smartphones and other equipment seized during a raid on a scam centre in Kandal province, Cambodia in July 2025.Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse/AFP/Getty Images

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February 25, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC

Cambodian authorities say a crackdown on online scam compounds has cut activity in half since the start of this year, as they face international pressure to dismantle networks accused of stealing billions annually from people worldwide.

“The problem of online scams has fallen to just 50%,” Senior Minister Chhay Sinarith, chairman of the Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Technology Crimes, told Bloomberg News by telephone Wednesday.