Cambodia has vowed to stamp out the scam compounds on its soil by month’s end – but perpetrators remain drawn to the potential for huge profits
7-MIN READ7-MIN ListenLaura ZhouPublished: 6:00am, 4 Apr 2026The compound is modern with air conditioning in every room. Inside are a medical clinic, massage parlour, and Vietnamese barbecue, Chinese hotpot and halal eateries – a full range of conveniences.
While there is no agreed official count of how many such centres are operating in Cambodia, a minister from the Commission for Combating Online Scams told Associated Press last month that since July 2025, 250 locations had been targeted, of which about 200 had been closed.
The government has set a target of the end of this month for shutting down all the country’s online scam centres, having this week passed its first legislation aimed at such operations.
