The Cambodian authorities have fully launched a new round of crackdowns on online fraud and the gray-black industry. Starting from the end of June, a large number of security forces have been stationed in the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (commonly known as "Westport Special Zone"), conducting carpet-like inspections of suspected dens, directly targeting the "dog push" group active in the front line of the telecom fraud chain.
According to on-site news, law enforcement officers carried out street-by-street inspections within the Westport area, specifically targeting villas, cheap rental houses, and other places long used as "keyboard rooms" or "script factories." These "studios" often operate covertly, active at night, with internal staff mainly handling scam scripts, traffic diversion tools, or overseas financial accounts.
Insiders say that this cleanup is commanded centrally, using dynamic deployment and real-time response strategies, aiming to be "thorough, comprehensive, and leave no blind spots." Once fraud is confirmed, regardless of whether the suspect is "online," they will face severe punishment. For those who might flee, border ports and transportation hubs have also strengthened control.
Westport was once a disaster area for the overseas telecom fraud industry, and its reputation as the "capital of the dark web" is deeply ingrained. With the Cambodian authorities' intensified crackdown, many industry workers are panicking and fleeing. An industry insider admitted: "The situation is now so tense that we dare not even turn on the computers."
The Cambodian government warns that this round of actions will continue for several days, and the public should not participate in or assist any form of telecom fraud activities. Relevant units also call on the informed public to actively report clues, jointly creating a clear business and security environment. Westport, a city once controversial due to cybercrime, is experiencing a rare cleansing storm.
