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Thousands of workers flee Cambodia scam centres, officials say
 The online scam industry has flourished across parts of south-east Asia over recent years, including in Cambodia, where the UN estimates 100,000 work inside compounds. Many workers have been duped into accepting jobs in the compounds, and are then held against their will and forced to carry out online scams, including romance-investment scams and crypto fraud.
Jacob Sims, visiting fellow at Harvard University's Asia Center, described the recent releases as unprecedented in Cambodia. "It is extremely clear that this is all being precipitated by escalating international pressure, which has been mounting for years, but really started exponentially increasing with the historic UK and US October 14 action against Chen Zhi."
Chen Zhi, a Chinese-born Cambodian tycoon, was sanctioned by the UK and the US in October last year, with the US accusing him of operating a "transnational criminal empire through online investment scams targeting Americans and others worldwide".
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