21 Nepalis, victims of online scammers, rescued from Cambodia
KATHMANDU: Twenty-one Nepali citizens who were lured to Cambodia and fell victim to online scams at illegally operated scam centres and casinos have been rescued and brought back to Nepal.
The group were rescued through the initiative of the Nepali Embassy in Bangkok, with the support of the Cambodian government, and were brought back today with the facilitation of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), Cambodia.
The embassy said the rescued Nepalis had been involved in various illegal activities and were staying in Cambodia without a visa.
Efforts are underway to bring back other Nepali nationals who are stranded or in difficult situations in Cambodia, the embassy added, and it has requested that Nepali citizens residing illegally or facing hardship contact the Nepali Embassy in Bangkok or the representative of the NRNA in Cambodia to facilitate their return.
Many complaints have been received that the passports of those employed at scamming centres are confiscated by companies or lost when transferring between centres. In such cases, the Nepali Embassy in Bangkok issues a free one-time travel permit for return to Nepal.
According to Cambodia’s tourism statistics, 101 Nepalis visited Cambodia on a tourist visa in 2021, 1,977 in 2022, 2,940 in 2023, 6,404 in 2024 and 9,676 in 2025.
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