CAMBODIA (TR) – The Japanese embassy right here on Tuesday introduced that that 15 Japanese nationals who’re suspected members of a fraud ring have been detained by native authorities within the capital of Phnom Penh, reviews NHK (Feb. 24).
According to the Embassy of Japan in Cambodia, the embassy obtained a name from native authorities on February 20 informing them that 15 Japanese nationals are suspected of being concerned in a hoop that focuses on tokushu sagi, or specialised fraud.
This kind of fraud is carried out on the phone by a caller impersonating an authority determine or a sufferer’s relative.
Embassy workers subsequently met with all 15 people and confirmed their Japanese nationality.
Further particulars haven’t been launched. The Japanese Embassy has acknowledged that it’ll “respond appropriately in cooperation with local authorities.”
Cambodia has seen a collection of crackdowns on specialised fraud-related teams in recent times, with 16 Japanese nationals being detained at a facility in Sihanoukville in December final 12 months.
As beforehand reported, the Cambodian authorities is stepping up its crackdown on the observe, with the aim of eradicating specialised fraud by April of this 12 months.