The call center-like operation of a group that conducts online fraud has been investigated, and foreigners are the victims. The modus operandi of the group is a combined love and investment scam.
In a report by John Consulta on GMA News “24 Oras” on Wednesday, it was said that operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation-Cybercrime Division raided a building in Makati where the online fraud operation was conducted.
Authorities arrested more than 100 female employees in the call center-like office. The group’s employees are said to be aged 19 to 22.
According to the NBI, the group targets women because they target foreigners in America, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Europe, who are looking for women in dating apps.
The women allegedly use pictures of new artists and vloggers to get the attention of their victims.
It is said that the women will be friends with their target until they fall in love with it and then offer an investment with the promise of big profits.
But according to the NBI, no money will be returned to their victims when it provides investment.
Three alleged Chinese masterminds of the 2 in 1 scam and pretending to be financial advisers to foreign victims were arrested.
NBI raids love con investment scam operation center
According to NBI-Cyber Investigation and Assessment Center head Vic Lorenzo, this is the first time a large modus operation has been caught that is still mixed with two types of modus love and investment scam.
NBI Director Eric Distor, on the other hand, assured that the recruiter of the employees who are equipped by the modus operandi would also be held accountable.
Last month, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) renewed its warning against online scammers who duped Filipinos through a love scam.
BI Commissioner Jaime Morente reiterated earlier warnings against a syndicate that abuses the vulnerability of Filipinos seeking biracial relationships.
“With the re-opening of our borders to foreign tourists comes the return of the love scam,” said Morente.
According to Morente, unsuspecting victims usually meet the syndicate members online, who would woo them with small gifts, promises of international travel, and marriage. The fake foreign national will then claim to fly to the Philippines to meet and marry the victim.
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