China and Vietnam Crack Down on Cross‑Border Fraud Networks Tied to Cambodia

Chinese police, with the cooperation of Cambodian authorities, extradited Lưu Nhẫn, a senior operative of the Jinbei crime group, to China for investigation. The group has run online gambling platforms and telecom‑fraud schemes that targeted Chinese citizens from bases in Cambodia since 2016. The operation highlights increasing law‑enforcement collaboration between China and Cambodia, which has already led to the seizure of dozens of suspects and the disruption of multiple fraud cells.

In Vietnam, police in Đắk Lắk province have charged five suspects with laundering more than VND 14 billion for a transnational scam run from Bavet, Cambodia, by Chinese operators. The scheme used fake lottery winnings on social media to defraud thousands of victims nationwide, with total losses exceeding VND 500 billion. The money‑laundering ring opened numerous bank accounts to move and conceal the proceeds. These actions demonstrate a coordinated regional effort to dismantle organized crime and financial fraud spanning China, Cambodia and Vietnam.