The Big Scam Boss: What Happened to Chen Zhi?

Chen Zhi, a wealthy businessman, was recently sent back to China from Cambodia. He is accused of running a huge online scam. This scam involved tricking people out of billions in digital money. Workers were also tricked into doing this scam work against their will. Chen Zhi and two other Chinese people were caught in Cambodia. They were sent to China on Wednesday. The Cambodian government said they worked together on this scam. Chen Zhi was once a Cambodian citizen, but that changed last month. The U. S. says Chen Zhi's company, Prince Group, stole a lot of money. They froze about $14 billion in digital money linked to him. The U. K. also took action against his businesses. Chen Zhi's company says it does real business, like building properties and offering financial services.Chen Zhi's company is accused of running online scams for years. Chinese police have been looking into this since at least 2020. They say the company is a big criminal group based in Cambodia. Many people, mostly from China, were forced to work in these scams. Cambodia's leaders have been friends with Chen Zhi for a long time. The government has not said much about the U. S. and U. K. accusations. Some people think scam businesses make up half of Cambodia's economy. It's surprising that Chen Zhi's company could grow so big without anyone noticing the problems.