SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Authorities are seeking to formally arrest most of the 64 South Koreans repatriated from Cambodia for allegedly working for online scam organizations in Cambodia, police said Monday. The 64 South Koreans were detained in Cambodia over the past several months and were...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) warned the public against an online cash aid scam using the office’s name or that of Vice President Sara Duterte. In a post on Facebook, the OVP said that there had been attempts to scam unsuspecting individuals by using the Vice President’s name....
Malacañang has reminded the public that it will never encourage them to participate in supposed investment opportunities, which is a common tactic in online fraud. The Palace said it is not true that the official account of Radio Television Malacañang (RTVM) is linked to an online investment...
Police operatives arrested 70 individuals allegedly involved in an online investment scam during a raid on an office building in Barangay San Roque, Antipolo, Rizal, on Tuesday, May 27. The operation was spearheaded by the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG), Securities and...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed deep concerns over the plight of Filipinos who are being trafficked to Myanmar to work in scam hubs with little or no pay, in dire living conditions, and subjected to sexual abuse. In a statement, the CHR raised the alarm against human trafficking...
In response to the rising number of online scams and financial fraud cases, Senator Mark Villar filed Senate Bill No. 2924, or the proposed Philippine Scam Prevention Center Act, to establish a dedicated government agency for the enforcement and implementation of laws that will fight online or...
BANGKOK (AP) — An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began Thursday, after the rescued workers were taken across the border to Thailand and put on chartered flights to China. Chinese nationals, believed to have worked at...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), an agency under the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), has issued a warning to the public about scams, particularly those related to online bookings. (Photo from Unsplash) “While our fellow Filipinos...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers is seeking amendments to certain provisions of the SIM Card Registration Act to put an end to various...
To combat the surge in crimes involving scams online, President Marcos has signed into law Republic Act (RA) No. 12010 or the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) which aims to protect Filipinos and their bank and e-wallet accounts from cybercriminals using technology to defraud them....
Four Filipino victims of human trafficking were repatriated from Myanmar and arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last June 26. Their names were not disclosed by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) which said that two of them were not paid their salaries while the other two were...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) warned motorists of another scam involving traffic violations that are spread through text messages containing a link that could compromise important personal information. In a statement, the MMDA said the scam is called “No-Touch Penalty”...
