US Edition‘Ruin You’: Cambodians Outraged by South Korean President’s Anti-Scam Threat
President Lee deleted his bilingual social media warning after backlash from Cambodians who felt it unfairly damaged the country's image amid efforts against scam syndicates.
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Cambodians bristle at Korean president's now-deleted post on scam rings
A now-deleted social media post by President Lee Jae Myung aimed at Southeast Asian phishing crime rings has stirred unease among Cambodians, who saw the phrasing as unfairly characterizing the country as a hotbed of scams. In recent months, Korean authorities and the Cambodian government have cooperated to crack down on crime rings based in Cambodia involving Koreans, as part of broader efforts to combat transnational online scam operations. Th…
A post by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung warning about transnational scam networks sparked a strong backlash from the Cambodian public, leading to its subsequent removal.
It has been confirmed that the Cambodian government summoned Ambassador to Cambodia Kim Chang-ryong for a meeting after President Lee Jae-myung posted a Cambodian message on social media saying, "If you mess with Koreans, you will be ruined." President Lee subsequently deleted the message from social media.
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