440 Indonesians freed from Cambodia’s cyberscam networks in criminal crackdown

Cyberscam networks in Cambodia have freed more than 400 Indonesians this month, Jakarta said on Monday, after Phnom Penh announced a fresh crackdown on the illicit industry. Scammers working from hubs across Southeast Asia, some willingly and others trafficked, lure internet users globally into fake romances and cryptocurrency investments, netting tens of billions of dollars each year. Some foreign nationals have left suspected scam compounds across Cambodia this month as the government pledged...