Cambodia PM Warns of Telegram Scammers 柬埔寨總理洪森收詐騙簡訊 IP位置在台灣

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has appealed to people to be wary of Telegram scams after a user of the messaging app impersonated a well-known entrepreneur and sent him a message asking him to transfer money. The suspect was found to have used a phone number in Laos, but the IP location was in Taiwan.

A large number of criminal groups have set up bases in Cambodia to lure and abduct Taiwanese for overseas jobs, which are to commit illegal frauds. Even Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen revealed that he too has become a fraud target recently.

Hun Sen, Cambodian Prime Minister: “The criminal group probably doesn't know they are scamming the Prime Minister of Cambodia. After investigating this Telegram account, the phone number used belongs to Laos, but the criminal is based in Taiwan.”

Hun Sen posted on Facebook that he received a fraudulent text on Telegram. The sender was a well-known Cambodian entrepreneur who asked Hun Sen to transfer money to him. Hun Sen immediately ordered an investigation and confirmed that the account was fake. It was found that the suspect used a phone number in Laos, but the IP location was in Taiwan.

Li Yang-chi, Director, International Div., Criminal Investigation Bureau: “An IP in Taiwan does not mean that the person is in Taiwan. Of course there is this possibility. We have asked the National Police Agency's liaison officer at its Ho Chi Minh office to inquire with the Cambodian authorities this morning.”

The CIB responded that even if the IP address is in Taiwan, it cannot be ruled out that the fraud gang is using a VPN as a springboard to evade detection. The CIB has already asked a liaison officer stationed abroad to contact the local law enforcement agency, but has not received a reply. Taiwan and Cambodia have never partnered to fight transnational fraud before. The Cambodian government's attitude is key to whether there will be international cooperation.

大批犯罪集團在柬埔寨設據點，拐騙台人海外求職，卻是違法做詐欺。柬埔寨詐騙曾經鬧得沸沸揚揚，就連柬國總理洪森日前也透露自己成了詐騙對象。

柬埔寨總理洪森表示：「詐騙集團應該不知道，他們正在詐騙柬埔寨總理。經過調查，這個Telegram帳號所用的電話號碼屬於寮國，但是人卻在台灣。」

臉書公開資訊，自曝收到詐騙簡訊，發送者是名柬國企業家。原來他的社群軟體被冒用，傳送英文訊息要求匯款。而洪森派人調查後，發現嫌犯使用寮國的電話號碼，不過IP位置卻是在台灣。

刑事局國際科長李泱輯說明：「IP在台灣，不代表人在台灣，當然是有這個可能選項的。在今天上午的時候，我們已經責請我們警政署駐越南代表處胡志明辦事處的一名警察聯絡官，去向柬埔寨當局來去洽詢。」

刑事局回應，縱使發話地在台灣，也不能排除詐騙集團是利用VPN當跳板等手段躲避查緝，已經請駐外聯絡官跟當地執法機關聯繫，還未被到回覆。只是，台、柬兩國打擊跨國詐騙，過去從未有過。這回能否順利展開國際合作，柬國政府態度成為關鍵。