- US launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senator ABC News —
- US launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams Associated Press —
- US launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senator The Independent —
- US imposes sanctions on Cambodian senator and 28 others for alleged crypto-romance scams The Straits Times —
- China Seeks Closer Thai, Cambodia Ties While Warning on Scams Bloomberg —
- US slaps sanctions on Cambodian senator suspected of controlling scam centres South China Morning Post —
- US charges two Chinese nationals over Myanmar crypto scam hub The Straits Times —
- US charges two Chinese nationals: Myanmar crypto scam hub Boston Globe —
- U.S. Steps Up Crackdown on Online Scams Directed From Southeast Asia Wall Street Journal —
Kok An
Cambodian senator and businessman
Okhna Kok An, born Phu Kok An Chinese: 符國安; pinyin: Fú Guó'ān) in 1954, is a Sino-Cambodian senator and businessman, who owns Anco Brothers. Known for his close ties to Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen, An is one of the ten wealthiest men in Cambodia, with business interests in casinos, tobacco, alcohol, and fishing. He has been linked to numerous controversies, including corruption, land evictions, cyber scams and human trafficking. In 2016, 70 Chinese nationals were arrested for running an online extortion scam at Crown Casino, which is owned by An. In 2022, a Thai national was found dead in An's Poipet casino, which has been linked to cyber scam operations.
US imposes sanctions on cyberscam networks