Cambodian authorities nabbed 64 people from mainland China and Taiwan on Tuesday for allegedly being involved in an internet scam.

Preliminary reports reveal that out of the 60 suspects, at least a dozen were from Taiwan, Ouk Haiseila, chief of Cambodia's Interior Ministry's Immigration Investigation Bureau, said.

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According to Haiseila, the suspects, which include eight women, are accused of operating an Internet scam using voice over internet protocol technology (VoIP).

The alleged scammers were arrested in a rented house in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh on Tuesday following a month-long surveillance of the suspected extortion racket.

The immigration department "found the place and conducted an investigation for three months prior to taking action," Haiseila said.

Authorities confiscated 57 VoIP boxes, 57 Wi-Fi routers, and eight laptops. Haiseila said that the suspects have been sent to the immigration department for questioning. They were detained at Chbar Ampov district's Veal Sbov Commune, Cambodia Daily reported.

"These suspects are now detained by immigration police for questioning and then we will deport them back to China," he said.

In June, about 39 Chinese and Taiwanese suspects were also nabbed in Phnom Penh for a similar scam. However, Taiwan protested after Cambodia decision to deport the 25 Taiwanese suspects to China.

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