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Cambodia jails 6 Chinese men for 'pig butchering' scam murder

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Six Chinese nationals have been sentenced to life imprisonment in Cambodia for the torture and murder of a South Korean student. The men were part of a criminal gang involved in the large-scale 'pig butchering' scam industry, which has seen thousands of foreign nationals coerced into participating in romance and cryptocurrency fraud schemes. The student was reportedly kidnapped and tortured before being found dead in a pickup truck. AI

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Cambodia jails 6 Chinese men for 'pig butchering' scam murder

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Cambodia jails 6 Chinese men for South Korean student’s torture and murder

    A Cambodian court sentenced six Chinese men, reportedly from a scam-linked crime ring, to life in prison on Wednesday for the murder of a South Korean student last year. The torture and killing of the college student in Cambodia sparked a public outcry in South Korea, which dispa…

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