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The scammer’s manual: How to launder money and get away with it

By Selam Gebrekidan, Joy Dong, Chang W. Lee and Weiyi Cai
New York Times·
12 mins to read
The scammer’s manual: How to launder money and get away with it
Headquarters of the Huione Group, an established financial services conglomerate, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo / Chang W. Lee, The New York Times

Documents and insiders reveal how one of the world’s major money laundering networks operates.

Every few weeks, fireworks light up the night sky in Cambodia, set off by scammers to salute their biggest swindles.

By the time the shells pop and crackle, somebody’s life savings are probably gone.

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