Cops to profile Keralites who travelled to Cambodia as cyber-fraud net widens

KOCHI: With Cambodia-based cybercrime syndicates increasingly targeting Kochi residents through investment fraud, matrimonial scams and digital-arrest rackets, city police are preparing to profile Malayalis who have travelled to the Southeast Asian country in recent years to identify possible victims, recruiters and operatives linked to the international network.

The move follows a series of investigations in which city police repeatedly found local residents playing different roles in cyber-fraud operations originating from Cambodia.