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Mar 14, 2024 · Hundreds of people have been rescued from a scam centre in the Philippines that made them pose as lovers online. Police said they raided the centre on Thursday and rescued 383 Filipinos, 202...
Mar 14, 2024 · Hundreds of people have been rescued from a scam centre in the Philippines that made them pose as lovers online. Police said they raided the centre on Thursday and rescued 383 Filipinos, 202...
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- Virma Simonette
Feb 12, 2024 · According to the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center, love scams are among the most common and damaging cybercrimes in the Philippines, with Filipinos losing millions of pesos annually.
Mar 17, 2024 · Hundreds of people who were forced to work in a "love scam" center in the Philippines were rescued by police earlier this week, the BBC reported.
- Henry Blodget
Feb 10, 2022 · One in two, or 45 percent of people surveyed in the Philippines and Southeast Asia (SEA), lost money to online love scams, according to a recent Kaspersky study. The oldest and loneliest group lost the most - over half a million pesos, from online romance fraud.
Jul 12, 2024 · Online love scams, a type of cyber fraud, have become increasingly prevalent in the Philippines with the rise of digital communication platforms. These scams typically involve an individual posing as a romantic interest to gain the victim's trust and then exploiting that trust for financial gain.
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The majority of cases of Philippines romance scams involve Filipina women and foreigners, especially men from the United States, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, who speak English and come from a wealthy country.
