New Philippines, based on US, new online scam targets

Over-seafood hub operators not only treat the Philippine workers, but also concern the Philippine Migrants in the US, convincing them to invest in fraudulent cryptocurrency accounts, often promising high returns, without any risk.

Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, Joel Anthony Viado, raised the alarm on Wednesday, following a disclosure from the victims of Philippine traffic repatriated from Mywaddy, Myanmar, that the Philippine in the United States were now among the scams.

“This is the new trend of scam operations,” Viado added. “I pick up the alarm to make sure the Philippines are protected by scams.”

He added the scammers, use various tactics, including Fil-Ams contact through social media messages to attract investors.

Once the victims transfer their money, the scammers can handle the account balances to show fake profits, convincing them to invest even more. Finally, the fraudsters disappear with the funds, leaving the victims unable to withdraw their alleged winnings.

Earlier, Viado welcomed the arrest of Alias ​​”Jon Jon” by the National Bureau of Investigation Operators who were among the people repatriated on March 26.

Alias ​​”Jon Jon” claimed that he was victimized by the union abroad, but was later labeled by his colleagues as one of the recruiters who offered work in Thailand, but ended up transporting them to Myanmar, where they were abused and forced to work as fraudsters.

The repatriates indicated to the “Jon Jon” alias, which volunteered to develop the new module targeting Fil-Ams. One repatriated said that “Jon Jon” pretended to be a victim, despite the fact that he recruited many illegal workers.