Manila, Jan 8, 2025 (AFP) - Philippines arrests 400 foreigners in scam centre raid

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2025-01-08

Around 400 foreign nationals were arrested on Wednesday in a "large-scale" raid on a suspected online scam farm in Manila, the national immigration agency said. Authorities raided a building and found workers allegedly engaged in online scam operations targeting victims abroad. International concern has grown in recent years over similar scam operations in Asia which are often staffed by trafficking victims who were tricked or coerced into promo......

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