Cambodian law enforcement authorities are calling on the public to be aware of and guard against a scam run from abroad after two suspects were detained in connection to it by the criminal investigations department of the National Police. Ministry of Interior
Cambodian law enforcement authorities are calling on the public to be aware of and guard against a scam run from abroad after two suspects were detained in connection to it by the criminal investigations department of the National Police.
The criminal investigations department of the National Police under the Ministry of Interior said on September 1 that in August, someone operating a Facebook account under the name of Parimal claimed that he had gotten stranded in Ukraine and needed to send money to Cambodia.
Parimal claimed that he was looking for kind people willing to help him and that they would be permitted to keep some portion of the money if they facilitated the transfer for him.
Parimal found a victim named Ek Piseth, a resident of Chaom Chao II commune in the capital’s Por Sen Chey district. Several criminals were involved in this case, including one woman claiming to be a customs officer.
Scams of this type typically rely on several factors to work in that by offering compensation for their assistance they try to prey on the greed of the victims, which they also attempt to stoke by allowing them to witness one or more real transactions involving the transfer of large sums of moneys, but in reality…
