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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jasper Jolly

US and UK put sanctions on alleged Cambodia cyber-scammers and seize $15bn in bitcoin

A representation of bitcoin
A representation of bitcoins. The US Department of Justice said it was the largest forfeiture action in its history. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

The US and UK have seized $15bn (£11.3bn) in bitcoin and frozen London properties owned by the alleged leaders of scam centres in Cambodia that trick victims around the world and torture their trafficked workers.

Two Chinese-born businessmen are among the six people hit by travel bans and sanctions that aim to tackle the growing threat of organised crime gangs carrying out online fraud globally on an industrial scale.

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