Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the men were the “masterminds” behind “horrific scam centres” that used force labour in Cambodia and Myanmar to trick victims across the world. She said they were “ruining the lives of vulnerable people and buying up London homes to store their money”. Through his company, The Prince Group, Chen is said to have built casinos and compounds used as scam centres, as well as laundering the proceeds. His UK assets include a £12 million mansion near Primrose Hill, in London, and 10 Fenchurch Street, an office building in the City of London bought through one of his companies for £95 million in 2020. Both Lei and Guy are directors of the Uni More Group, a company linked to the scam network that has also been sanctioned along with the Cambodian Heng Xin Real Estate Group.

Source: The Times October 15, 2025 02:52 UTC