Nigerian national among three people arrested for fraud and identity theft scheme in Cambodia

3 people of Cambodian and Nigerian nationalities were arrested and remanded by a judge from the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on charges of fraud. The Investigating Judge of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court remanded into custody 3 suspects, 1 Nigerian national and 2 Cambodians. They were accused of fraud by pretending to be another person and asking money from that person’s wife.

According to the Phnom Penh Municipal Police, the preparator contacted the victim’s wife via WhatsApp in early 2020, asking her to send money from Canada to a bank account in Cambodia. The suspects told her that her husband, Steven Chen, was arrested and detained by Cambodian immigration police of overstaying his visa and needed money to settle the problem.

According to the wife of the suspect, she received the money from an international transfer to her bank account on several occasions without a clear source. A total of $237,142 was transferred to the ABA bank account of the suspect’s wife. She in turn wires out $1,600 from her ABA account and $9,866 from her Wing account.

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