
Nicolas Court, assistant director at the INTERPOL Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre, speaks at the opening of the International Conference on Combating Online Scams in Phnom Penh on September 23, 2026. Cambodia showed off a shuttered scam compound complete with counterfeit cash and a fake police station this week ahead of a global conference intended to burnish its anti-fraud credentials. Around 20 countries including the US and China will be represented at the meeting, held amid international pressure on Phnom Penh do more to tackle the multi-billion-dollar online scam industry. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

