1 Nigerian killed, 7 other alleged scammers fall in NBI ops

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 09:36:59 +0000

1 Nigerian killed, 7 other alleged scammers fall in NBI ops

A Nigerian national was killed while seven others were arrested in an operation launched by the NBI against a “love scam” syndicate in Cavite. 

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Bureau of Customs warns public against ‘Love Scam’ 

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 14:00:02 +0000

Bureau of Customs warns public against ‘Love Scam’ 

The Bureau of Customs has warned the public against sham e-mails purportedly on behalf of the agency that ask shipment consignees to deposit money for the release of their package.

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Quevedo warns public vs text scam using his name

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 21:25:25 +0000

Quevedo warns public vs text scam using his name

A prominent Church official has alerted the public about a scam in which people are urged to contribute money for his “triple heart bypass operation,” the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has reported.

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Feds charge 2 dozen in billion dollar Medicare scam involving Philippine-based call centers

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 23:33:30 +0000

Feds charge 2 dozen in billion dollar Medicare scam involving Philippine-based call centers

Federal agents on Tuesday broke up a billion dollar Medicare scam that peddled unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of seniors through call centers in the Philippines and in Latin America.

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Vietnam orders monks to stop profiting from karma rituals

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 04:19:20 +0000

Vietnam orders monks to stop profiting from karma rituals

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnamese authorities have ordered monks at a popular Buddhist pagoda to stop “soul summoning” and “bad karma eviction” ceremonies after an investigation found the rituals were a scam. Tens of thousands of worshippers have been paying the 18th century Ba Vang pagoda in northern Quang Ninh province between 1 million and several […]

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