Over 1,400 Indonesians left Cambodian scam groups in five days: embassy

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 evacuated suspected scam compounds across Cambodia this month as the government pledged to "eliminate" problems related to the online fraud industry, which the United Nations says employs at least 100,000 people in Cambodia alone. Between January 16-20, 1,440...