Cambodia says no online scam compounds remain

The Cambodian government has claimed a milestone in its fight against the scam industry accused of stealing billions of dollars from victims around the world, with officials saying they have eradicated all scam compounds in the country.



Chhay Sinarith, the senior minister in charge of combating online scams, told a gathering of foreign diplomats on Thursday that "large-scale scam activities have been brought fully under control, and there are currently no online scam compounds remaining in the country," according to a statement about the

minister's meeting released on Friday.



However, criminal groups have moved to decentralised, small-scale activities, hiding in guesthouses, condominiums, rental houses, vehicles, and coffee shops, the statement said. Cambodian authorities were continuing to target those operations, it said.