Cambodian Compounds Allegedly Serve as Fraud Bases; Chinese Crime Syndicates Believed to Be Operating Massive Scam Centers

A string of Japanese nationals have recently been unmasked and are now suspected of having been involved in special fraud at Cambodia-based scamming compounds. People with business ties to one such compound told The Yomiuri Shimbun that the base is furnished with a nightclub and karaoke rooms for residents, who are not allowed to go out. A Chinese crime syndicate is believed to be behind the operation, and the area, including the base, has a townscape like one that might be seen in China.