Philippines arrests more than 350 Chinese online scammers
Philippine police said on August 23 they had arrested more than 350 people linked to a major telephone scam network that swindled millions of dollars in China and Taiwan.
It was the biggest single-day operation against organized crime in the Southeast Asian country. At least 357 people, mostly from China and Taiwan, were arrested in a series of raids on 20 homes across the capital Manila.
Most of the scammers come from China (Source: AFP)
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The group impersonated police officers, prosecutors, court officials or insurance companies to call victims, claiming that their accounts were being used for illegal activities such as money laundering or terrorist financing. They then persuaded the victims to transfer all the money in their accounts to an account provided by them.
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The suspects will be charged with using telecommunications systems to commit fraud. If convicted, the sentence could range from 6 to 20 years in prison./.
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