In a significant crackdown on cybercrime, Cambodian authorities have arrested 57 South Korean nationals linked to an alleged online scam operation. The arrests were made during a police raid on a building on the outskirts of Phnom Penh on Wednesday. According to a statement released by Cambodia’s Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Online Scams, 86 individuals were found at the site, including 29 Chinese nationals. A delegation of South Korean lawmakers, led by Kim Seok-ki, accompanied the raid as part of an ongoing parliamentary investigation into reports of employment scams, illegal confinement, and torture of South Korean citizens in Cambodia. This marks the second South Korean delegation to visit Cambodia in recent weeks, following a visit by Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina last week. The arrests come in the wake of the repatriation of 50 South Koreans accused of involvement in similar scams. These individuals were among 64 South Koreans detained in Cambodia in recent months and flown back to South Korea on a charter flight. Upon arrival, they were detained for further investigation to determine whether they participated voluntarily or were coerced. The crackdown follows the tragic death of a South Korean student allegedly forced to work in a Cambodian scam center, which sparked public outrage in South Korea. Online scams, particularly those based in Southeast Asia, have surged since the COVID-19 pandemic, victimizing both those forced to work in such operations and the targets of their fraud. Monitoring groups estimate that these scams generate billions of dollars annually for international criminal networks. Cambodian authorities have intensified efforts to combat these operations, raiding 92 locations across 18 provinces over the past four months, arresting 3,455 individuals from 20 nationalities. Most of those detained were identified as victims and have been deported, while 75 suspected ringleaders face charges in Cambodian courts. The Korean National Police Agency has issued arrest warrants for 49 of the 64 returnees, with courts reviewing warrants for 10 others. These individuals are accused of engaging in various online fraud schemes, including romantic scams, fake investment pitches, and voice phishing, primarily targeting South Koreans.