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SCAM HOTSPOT The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) designated Phnom Penh-based Huione Group a “primary money-laundering concern” last year, and prohibited US financial institutions from processing transactions with it.FinCEN said the conglomerate had received at least US$4 billion worth of illegal proceeds between August 2021 and January 2025. That included proceeds from scams, stolen funds and illicit cyber actors.Beijing has called Huione’s Li “a core member” of the criminal gang of Chen Zhi, another Chinese-born accused scam boss who was operating from Cambodia before being extradited to China this year.Cambodia has emerged as a hub for the transnational scam industry…
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