The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Friday, July 31, warned the public about scammers impersonating the agency through fake Facebook accounts and other social media pages to lure netizens into paying bogus fees to recover money they have already lost. The agency recently...
Police arrested a man in Quezon City after he allegedly threatened to leak an intimate video of a 22‑year‑old woman he met online following their motel encounter. The suspect, identified only as alias "JC," 36, was nabbed on July 27 by operatives of the Talipapa Police Station in front of a...
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. 's migration agency is warning that criminal networks have been trafficking hundreds of thousands of people — many of them educated English speakers — to work in online scam centers, and the caseload is growing. The International Organization for Migration says...
The Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) has warned the public against individuals and groups falsely presenting themselves as authorized representatives of government programs under the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) and the Socio-Civic Projects Fund (SCPF). In an advisory issued on...
The central bank has warned the public against fraudulent online schemes that illegally use the identity of Monetary Board Member Benjamin E. Diokno to solicit donations for fake charitable causes. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported that unauthorized individuals and syndicates have...
A 31-year-old man who allegedly posed as a Taiwanese national and scammed a woman of ₱3 million was arrested after an AirTag in her handbag led police to his residence in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City, early Thursday, July 23. The suspect, identified only as alias “Mic,” allegedly contacted...
A 40-year-old man was arrested in Mexico, Pampanga, on Monday night, July 20, after allegedly duping 1,700 overseas jobseekers by claiming that only a “few slots” remained for jobs abroad. Operatives of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Project 4 Station served a warrant for syndicated...
Victims of certain unauthorized digital transactions in the country could soon see their money returned, as banks and e-wallet providers face new potential obligations to reimburse account holders following the expiration of the fraud-prevention deadlines. One year since the Anti-Financial Account...
Organized criminal syndicates have proved resilient in the face of regulatory shifts in the Philippines, reinventing their operations to avoid shutdowns after a government purge dismantled many of their once-flourishing cyber scam hubs. When the Philippines was grappling to survive through the end...
SM Store is warning the public against a fraudulent website falsely offering SM Value Pass vouchers at a 50 percent discount. This offer is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to SM Store. Customers are advised not to click suspicious links or share personal, financial, or payment...
The United States Embassy in the Philippines has warned Filipino visa applicants about scammers who claim they can guarantee approval, reminding the public that US visas are issued only after a proper evaluation by consular officers. In an advisory posted on its official social media pages, the...
A man posing as a police lieutenant was arrested in Quezon City after allegedly defrauding and harassing a woman he met through a dating application. The suspect, identified as “Christian,” 40, from Lingayen, Pangasinan, was apprehended in Barangay Marilag at around 2 a.m. on June 18 after...
