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Sri Lanka Becomes New Hub for Asia's Scam Industry
Published Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Updated September 24
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What We Know — Key Points
Key points are extracted by an AI model and may contain errors or omissions. Always check the original sources.- On Aug 13, Sri Lankan police reported that a police cybercrime unit had arrested 1,093 foreign nationals in 2026, compared with 573 throughout 2024.
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- Channel News Asia
The article emphasizes that national crackdowns on scam operations can lead to the decentralization and geographical dispersion of criminal networks rather than their complete dismantling, as seen in Sri Lanka's emergence as a new scam hub.
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