Inside the Scam Compound at the Thai-Cambodian Border: Exposing a Global Fraud Hub

On Cambodia’s northern border town of O’Smach, what once was a buzzing hub of deceit now stands abandoned and battered by recent armed clashes. The Thai military has taken control of a compound long used as a notorious scam center, revealing the dark infrastructure behind billion-dollar fraud schemes that target people around the world—including American families. Lieutenant General Teeranan Nandhakwang, director of Thailand’s army intelligence unit, described the operation as “well-organized,” with advanced systems and scripted tactics designed to ensnare victims under false pretenses. Wooden booths lined with soundproof foam, fake police uniforms from multiple countries including China, Australia, and...