Seoul: South Korean authorities are seeking to detain most of the 64 citizens recently repatriated from Cambodia amid allegations of involvement in large-scale online scams, including voice phishing, romance fraud, and emerging "no-show" scams. Police have filed requests with the courts to detain 58 of the repatriates, while one individual is already in custody, according to a statement from law enforcement officials.

The return of the South Koreans follows the tragic death of a compatriot who was lured to Cambodia under the pretext of a high-paying job but was drawn into fraudulent operations. The United Nations has highlighted that scam centers across Southeast Asia, which proliferated during the COVID-19 pandemic, generate billions of dollars annually, often employing hundreds of tho

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