DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam based in Cambodia

Re:DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam bas... by jjangkke on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @01:19PM (#45595731)

also this isn't a "lawless" region that OP is talking about they are in city centers in Cambodia and the Cambodian police and government officials are all getting paid off to let them operate freely.

it really is disgusting to see this level of corruption and that its going to have long term economic impact on Cambodia and Cambodians abroad.

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Re:DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam bas... by theragra on Thursday October 16, 2025 @03:28PM (#45609670)

Makes you think that idea of spreading democracy is not just a cover for power struggles, but something really important

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Re:DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam bas... by fyolnish on Friday October 17, 2025 @06:57AM (#45615243)

Makes you wonder if not blowing the country to bits and helping the Khmer Rouge gain power would have been better for its development

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Re:DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam bas... by Throaway152 on Friday October 17, 2025 @11:24AM (#45617831)

Cambodia is not really a democratic country. It still an Autocracy.

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