Cambodia has been making headlines this year for all the wrong reasons: a rising Asian leader in “internet fraud,” “forced labor” and “human trafficking.”
But why, in particular, has Cambodia become a hub for online scams? How did international cyber fraud become so widespread in this Southeast Asian nation of 16.7. million? The answers begin with an unlikely source — land.
There is a joke familiar to many Cambodians: only generals with two stars or more can own land in Sihanoukville, a popular beachside destination in the south of the country. That land eventually changes hands and ends up belonging to Chinese investors, who turn it into hotels, casinos and, eventually now: cyber fraud activities.
In full: https://worldcrunch.com/business-finance/cambodia-cyber-fraud
