After the pandemic, the number of fraud cases has surged, with annual financial losses reaching as high as hundreds of billions falling into the hands of fraud groups.
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After the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of fraud cases has significantly increased, especially with the emergence of the "Cambodia incident." The police have been reminding the public at airports to be cautious of overseas job scams. Since the Level 3 alert began in 2021, fraud groups have exploited online transactions and the wave of unemployment caused by the pandemic to perpetrate widespread scams, resulting in losses of hundreds of billions to the public. To raise awareness, the National Police Agency has launched an anti-fraud dashboard that publishes fraud case data daily and promotes preventive measures. Although the number of fraud cases has decreased somewhat earlier this year, it is still essential to remain vigilant regarding fraud risks.
After the COVID-19 pandemic, fraudulent crimes have surged dramatically, leading to the "Cambodian Chaos" incident, where police held signs at the airport to remind the public to be aware of overseas job scams.
Fraud cases in the country have increased year by year, and the Criminal Bureau pointed out that the COVID-19 pandemic has become an important watershed. Since the issuance of the Level 3 alert in 2021, fraud cases have risen significantly, with scam groups viewing the public as "pigs" for human trafficking, reaching a peak. Due to a significant gap between statistical data and the actual victim situation, the National Police Agency reformed the criminal case record system last September and updates the number of fraud cases and financial losses daily on the "Anti-Fraud Dashboard" webpage, shocking the public that thousands of billions could fall into the hands of scam groups each year.
Officials combating fraud noted that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the public, having stayed at home for extended periods, became more reliant on the internet, resulting in increased online transactions. Scam groups exploited this by using e-commerce platforms, social media, dating apps, and mobile text messages to conduct their fraud. Additionally, the pandemic caused many to lose their jobs, leading them to seek online investment opportunities to make money, coupled with the rise of various cryptocurrencies, making fraudulent investment scams rampant. Scam groups capitalized on the psychology of young people who were unemployed and urgently needed work, luring them into overseas scam zones, where they even became "pigs," being sold between multiple scam groups, further triggering the Cambodian Chaos. Besides continuous public advocacy and holding signs at the airport to dissuade people, police are also trying to find ways to rescue stranded individuals, keeping them extremely busy.
To help the public understand the significant harm of fraud to their assets and to stimulate a preventative mindset, the Anti-Fraud Dashboard released by the National Police Agency in September last year showed that there are approximately 600 fraud cases nationwide every day, with an average daily loss of about 400 million. Based on this average, the total fraud loss for the first eight months could reach up to thousands of billions. In January and February of this year, the number of fraud cases had dropped to 400 per day, with the average daily financial loss decreasing to 260 million.