"The South Korean government believes about 1,000 of its citizens are working in Cambodian scam centres, where workers are often lured through fake job offers, before being trafficked into work defrauding victims online. The trafficked workers are held against their will at the compounds and forced to carry out online fraud against victims around the world, luring their targets into fake romantic relationships online, before persuading them to invest large sums into fraudulent cryptocurrency platforms."
"One of the repatriated individuals has already been arrested, while five others have been released, officials said. The repatriations, which saw the returned South Korean nationals escorted off their flight in handcuffs, have come amid a push by Seoul to tackle the issue of its nationals becoming involved in the scams. The South Korean government believes about 1,000 of its citizens are working in Cambodian scam centres, where workers are often lured through fake job offers, before being trafficked into work defrauding victims online."
South Korean police are seeking warrants for 58 of 64 nationals repatriated from Cambodia on suspicion of links to pig-butchering scams. One repatriated individual has been arrested and five released. Repatriations included escorted passengers in handcuffs amid a Seoul push to address nationals' involvement in scam centres. The government estimates about 1,000 citizens work in Cambodian scam compounds after being lured by fake job offers and trafficked into forced online fraud. Trafficked workers are held against their will and compelled to run romance and cryptocurrency investment scams. Officials say suspects include both voluntary and involuntary participants.
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