South Korea repatriates 73 online scam suspects from CambodiaListen to this articlePolice officers escort South Koreans allegedly involved in scam operations in Cambodia after being forcibly repatriated from Cambodia, at Incheon International Airport in Incheon on Friday. (Photo: Reuters)SEOUL - South Korea has repatriated for questioning 73 people suspected of involvement in online scam operations in Cambodia, Yonhap News said, a fraud that bilked hundreds of people to the tune of 49 billion won (1 billion baht). Investigators located seven scam centres at which the suspects are accused of defrauding 869 South Koreans of 49 billion won online, Kang said. Among them are a couple accused of extorting about 12 billion won from 104 South Koreans using deepfake technology to disguise their identities, she said. In October, a group of 64 South Koreans were returned home over suspected scams, following the alleged murder of a South Korean college student tortured in Cambodia in August in a case linked to an employment scam.
