Tag: Illegal Employment
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Bureau of Immigration Raises Alarm on Surge in Catphishing-Related Human Trafficking
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has voiced serious concerns about the escalating number of Filipinos falling victim to trafficking orchestrated by catphishing syndicates. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado revealed that within a single week, 14 individuals were stopped from leaving the country for illegal employment in scam centers overseas. The first group of three victims,…
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Scam Victim Caught at NAIA After Falling for Fake Airport Escort Scheme
At Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 3 in Pasay City, a woman named Amy, aged 27, was intercepted by Bureau of Immigration officers. Amy had been tricked into paying 120,000 pesos for a fraudulent service promising illegal employment abroad. She was stopped on January 2 while trying to leave the country under the pretense of…
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