{"id":22315,"date":"2026-03-14T02:37:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T01:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/fake-rooms-props-and-a-script-to-lure-victims-inside-an-abandoned-cambodia-scam-centre\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T02:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T01:37:24","slug":"fake-rooms-props-and-a-script-to-lure-victims-inside-an-abandoned-cambodia-scam-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/fake-rooms-props-and-a-script-to-lure-victims-inside-an-abandoned-cambodia-scam-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake rooms, props and a script to lure victims: inside an abandoned Cambodia scam centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sprawling compound, including mock-up banks and police offices, uncovered by Thai military during border clashes<\/p>\n

It is as if you have walked into a branch of one of Vietnam\u2019s banks. A row of customer service desks, divided by plastic screens, with landline phones, promotional leaflets and staff business cards. A seated waiting area and a private meeting room. All of it features the OCB bank\u2019s logo, or its trademark green colour.<\/p>\n

This is not a genuine bank branch, however. It\u2019s one of various \u201cmock up\u201d rooms inside a sprawling compound on the Thai-Cambodian border, where criminal groups are accused of using elaborate and industrial-scale fraud schemes to trick victims into handing over money.<\/p>\n

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\nSprawling compound, including mock-up banks and police offices, uncovered by Thai military during border clashes
\nIt is as if you have walked into a branch of one of Vietnam\u2019s banks. A row of customer service desks, divided by plastic screens, with landline phones, promotional leaflets and staff business cards. A seated waiting area and a private meeting room. All of it features the OCB bank\u2019s logo, or its trademark green colour.
\nThis is not a genuine bank branch, however. It\u2019s one of various \u201cmock up\u201d rooms inside a sprawling compound on the Thai-Cambodian border, where criminal groups are accused of using elaborate and industrial-scale fraud schemes to trick victims into handing over money. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sprawling compound, including mock-up banks and police offices, uncovered by Thai military during border clashes It is as if you have walked into a branch of one of Vietnam\u2019s banks. A row of customer service desks, divided by plastic screens, with landline phones, promotional leaflets and staff business cards. A seated waiting area and a …<\/p>\n

Fake rooms, props and a script to lure victims: inside an abandoned Cambodia scam centre<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":22316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22315"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}