Cyber scams: 67 Indians rescued from Cambodia, 39 back home, says embassy

Sixty-seven Indians trapped in job scams in Cambodia have now been rescued, the Indian Embassy in Phnom Penh announced on Wednesday. While 39 of them have already reached India, 28 others will be leaving Cambodia soon, it added.

“The Embassy of India, Phnom Penh has been actively engaged in rescuing and repatriating Indian nationals trapped in fraudulent job offers obtained through fake agents, who lure them into cyber crime in scam compounds,” said the statement.