【Epoch Times, December 31, 2025】A 19-year-old boy named Ye Wenbin from Jiangxi Province has been missing for 5 months. His mother claimed that he was deceived into Cambodia and sold into a telecom fraud base. Upon seeing information about her injured son on social media, she flew to Cambodia and appealed for help from the Chinese ambassador Wang Wenbin. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been accused of being the mastermind behind the telecom fraud base in Cambodia. Wang Wenbin’s previous public call for Chinese citizens to travel to Cambodia has sparked controversy as victims seek his assistance in rescuing people.
According to reports from Chinese media such as “Cover News” and “Urban Express” on December 30, on December 29, Fei, a single mother from Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, stated that her son, Ye Wenbin, left home at the end of July under the pretext of “being invited by a classmate to play in Nanchang.” He traveled through Yunnan, Guangxi, and eventually ended up in Cambodia, but his exact whereabouts remain unknown.
Fei mentioned that her son, Ye Wenbin, 19 years old and from Leanshan County in Shangrao City, graduated from a private school in 2024 and worked as a security inspector at Nanchang Metro Station for half a year after graduation. After completing his internship, he returned to his hometown.
On July 28, Ye Wenbin told Fei that his classmates in Nanchang invited him to play there for a few days. On the afternoon of July 30, a person claiming to be a border worker from Yunnan called Fei via Ye Wenbin’s WeChat, saying that “the child wants to leave the country.” Fei requested the person to send her son back, but she was told that they could only persuade him to return on his own. That evening, Ye Wenbin sent a real-time location that showed he was at the “Shuangshuang Happiness Hotel in Simao District, Pu’er City.”
On the morning of July 31, when Fei tried to call Ye Wenbin via WeChat again, he rejected the call. Subsequently, Ye Wenbin’s phone sent locations to “Puer Tea Horse Ancient Road Site Park,” “Chenggong District Seventh Street Area, Kunming City,” and Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. Until the morning of August 7, Fei sent messages without receiving any replies, and the phone indicated it was “turned off.”
Fei sought help from the Leanshan County Public Security Bureau on August 8. After an investigation, the police informed her that her son had actually arrived in Jingxi City, Guangxi, on August 1 and stayed at a local hotel. Fei immediately flew to Jingxi City on August 8 and reported to the local police. The Jingxi police verified that her son and his companion checked into the Yeast Hotel in the city on August 1 and checked out on the 3rd, after which they took a ride-hailing car to the Longbang Port.
Fei stated that the police in Leanshan County informed her that after tracking their movements, it was found that Ye Wenbin’s companion who traveled with him eventually headed to Cambodia.
Around October, Fei, who had been tirelessly searching for her son, came across relevant information in a social media group: “Reselling a Chinese piglet, name: Ye Wenbin, 19 years old. Because of the lack of performance and disobedience, he was bought by a snakehead for 100,000 RMB. During this period, various expenses were incurred in the company, and now sold for 160,000 RMB. The boss who was interested came to the company and exchanged money for people.” The text was accompanied by a photo of Ye Wenbin, showing obvious scars on his arms and face.
Fei said this likely meant that her son had been resold.
Currently, Fei has traveled alone to Cambodia to search for her son and has reported the situation to the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia. However, as of December 31, there has been no information on Ye Wenbin’s whereabouts.
According to video reports from Chinese media, Ye Wenbin’s mother publicly appealed to the Chinese Ambassador in Cambodia, Wang Wenbin, in tears, requesting his assistance in finding her son.
Telecom fraud bases in countries like Cambodia and Myanmar have been revealed to have intricate connections with CCP officials and the Belt and Road Initiative. The harmful activities of these telecom fraud bases have gradually been exposed, with Chinese nationals being the biggest victims.
Individuals who were fortunate enough to be rescued from telecom fraud bases in the past revealed that they were forced to engage in fraudulent work at the base. If they failed to meet their performance targets, they faced daily punishments, including being beaten with sticks until their buttocks split open or being tortured by electric shocks. Those who did not earn from fraud or were deemed useless were resold, and if no base wanted them, they were “sold to medical ships in the high seas to have their organs harvested.” Young female victims were mostly exploited for sexual services in brothels after being violated by supervisors, while older women were used for fraud. Most people stayed for several years and many eventually disappeared.
Cambodia, which has turned telecom fraud bases into industries, is closely tied to the CCP. Wang Wenbin, who became the Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia in July, mentioned in an interview with a Cambodian TV station that the Chinese side calls Pakistan “iron” and Cambodia “steel.” On December 25, Wang Wenbin also published an article in the CCP’s People’s Daily, claiming to build the so-called “Chinese-Cambodian model of a community with a shared future for mankind.”
During the “2025 China-Cambodia Tourism Year” event, Wang Wenbin called on Chinese people to travel to Cambodia, suggesting that it was a good time to visit. Netizens sarcastically commented that perhaps too many telecom fraud and organ harvesting bases were built and they urgently needed people to supply human organs.
Regarding Fei’s international search for her son and her plea to the Chinese Ambassador Wang Wenbin, foreign netizens commented, “Ye Wenbin trusted Wang Wenbin,” “Don’t go even if the CCP offers visa-free entry. Going there once will tarnish your life,” and “Contacting the Chinese government? This is the typical: Asking the devil for medicine.”