The Cambodian authorities reportedly 'discovered a list of Japanese citizens believed to be targeted in a fraud scheme.'
Arrangements for their return are being made by the Japanese Embassy in Cambodia, but so far no date has been set, Immigration Police spokesperson Gen. Keo Vanthan told The Associated Press.
NHK said Cambodian authorities who searched the men’s hotel rooms"discovered a list of Japanese citizens believed to be targets in a fraud scheme.” Keo Vanthan declined to provide further details about the detained Japanese or their alleged offenses. They found a group of 19 Japanese men staying in a hotel in Sihanoukville, but the men denied to police that they were being held against their will or extorted. They said they were visiting Cambodia legally and had been seeking work but were not involved in any crimes or wrongdoing.Cybercrime scams became a major issue in Cambodia last year, with numerous accounts of people from various Asian countries and further afield being lured into taking jobs in Cambodia.
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