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South East Asia: Fraud

Commons · Question 126233 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 16 Apr 2026

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Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK crackdown on vile scam centres steps up with sanctions on illicit crypto network, published 26 March 2026, what a

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 16 Apr 2026

The UK is working with international partners to tackle the threat of cyber-enabled fraud emanating from scam centres in Cambodia, Myanmar, and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. We have used sanctions to disrupt the networks behind these illicit activities and...