Ghanaian national rescued from online scam center in Cambodia

A 33-year-old man from Ghana was rescued after being held captive in a Cambodian online scam center for one month. The victim arrived in the country in November 2025, lured by a fraudulent job offer promising a monthly salary of $1,000 to work as a receptionist. Upon arrival, his passport was confiscated by the criminal group.

Once inside the facility, the man was forced to participate in the fraud by promoting fake work-from-home opportunities to others. When he realized the nature of the enterprise and requested to leave, he was subjected to brutal daily beatings. The captors demanded a ransom of $6,000 for his release. The victim stated that he suffered severe physical abuse and continues to fear reprisals from the criminal network if his identity is revealed. This case highlights the growing regional issue of human trafficking networks that use deceptive job advertisements to recruit foreign workers into forced cyber-criminal activities.