CEBU CITY – Criminal charges were filed against six personnel of a satellite office of the National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) in Lapu-Lapu City after they allegedly defrauded the agency through its first-time job seeker policy. The NBI-7 filed six counts of estafa through...
A Taiwanese man who is allegedly wanted by authorities in Taipei for fraud has been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration, authorities reported on Friday, June 2. *(File photo) * Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the suspect as Che Szu-Han, 26, who was arrested last May 31 at the...
Senator Mark A. Villar on Wednesday May 10, sought a Senate inquiry into alleged continued proliferation of bank-related scams and frauds. This followed the filing by Villar of Senate Resolution 589 which asked the Senate leadership to direct the appropriate committee to conduct the hearing "with...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology’s Cybersecurity Bureau advised Filipinos to only transact with online sellers within legitimate e-commerce platforms or online stores to ensure their safety. This, according to DICT, was after they received reports and complaints where...
CEBU CITY — Multiple charges were filed against motorcycle dealers for alleged fraudulent activities. The charges were filed by Victor Emmanuel Caindec, chief of the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7), before the Prosecutor’s Offices of Mandaue City and Cebu City. Caindec filed...
Brankas, the leading global open finance technology provider, and Element Inc , the privacy-led, modern AI pioneer in digital identity services used to verify a person´s information quickly and seamlessly, today announced a strategic partnership to introduce an additional layer of security to...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – The Philippine National Police-Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 2 arrested two men for allegedly defrauding a woman in Isabela of P370,000 in Calumpit, Bulacan on Monday, Jan. 23. Suspects were identified as 34-year-old Julierey Palencia and Oliver San Diego, 41. Police said...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents have arrested a South Korean who is allegedly wanted in his country for telecommunications fraud. Photo by Bureau of Immigration In a statement Monday, Dec. 26, Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said 40-year-old Byun Jonghyun was apprehended last week in...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, November 21 bared a reported plot by a Chinese syndicate to recruit and lure as many Filipinos to be part of a large-scale human trafficking scheme and investment fraud. Sen. Risa Hontiveros bares a reported plot by a Chinese syndicate to recruit Filipinos in a...
CAMP GEN. VICENTE LIM, Calamba City, Laguna – Two Nigerians and their Filipina cohort were arrested for alleged involvement in bank fraud in Barangay Nueva, San Pedro City, Laguna, Wednesday, August 10. The Police Regional Office 4-A identified the suspects as Samuel Nomso Esomchi, 42, of...
SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna – Authorities arrested three suspects who are allegedly involved in bank fraud on Wednesday, Aug. 10. The San Pedro City Police Station (CPS) identified the suspects as Gladys Rias Francisco and Nigerian nationals Samuel Nomso Esomchi and Taye John Bamidele. (SAN PEDRO...
Globe Telecom Inc. forged cybersecurity partnerships with local financial institutions and managed to block 9,063,698 bank-related scam and spam messages in the first half of the year, the telco disclosed Monday, July 4. The number is part of the 138 million scam and spam messages which Globe...
