Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Gov't imposes sanctions on 15 individuals, 132 entities involved in overseas criminal operations

The Korean government imposed unilateral sanctions on 15 individuals and 132 entities involved in criminal operations based in Southeast Asia that have targeted Korean nationals through scams, illegal confinement and coercion.

2025-11-27

NTS probing Cambodia's Prince Group for tax violations

The National Tax Service (NTS) has launched a tax probe into the Korean office of Prince Group, a Cambodian business conglomerate suspected of being behind a major scam operation.

2025-11-03

Korean banks in Cambodia freeze Prince Group deposits per sanctions

Banks in Cambodia operated by Korean lenders have frozen deposits held by Prince Group, a Cambodian conglomerate under international sanctions for alleged involvement in human trafficking, illegal confinement and voice phishing schemes.

2025-10-20

Web of Cambodian criminal syndicate of fraud weaves way to Korea

A Cambodian group designated by U.S. and British authorities as a transnational scam network is now under scrutiny from Korea over involvement by nationals and a footprint in Gangnam District, southern Seoul.

2025-10-19

Cambodian firm allegedly involved in online scams may have operated office in Seoul

The Prince Group, a Cambodian company sanctioned by the United States and United Kingdom for its alleged involvement in large-scale online scams and human trafficking, appears to have operated an office in central Seoul.

2025-10-17