MANILA, July 25 — It started with a raid on a Chinese-run online gambling centre north of Manila where hundreds of foreigners and Filipinos were forced to run scams or risk...
Two bank managers among 10 charged in KK over MBSB Bank’s RM24.2m heist, first to be detained under Sosma before charged with organised crimes Alice Leal Guo, the mayor of Bamban, where the raided scam centre was metres from the municipal hall, has been accused of human trafficking and money laundering in relation to the operation.
Authorities believe there could be several hundred illegal online gambling entities — as well as a good number of the more than 40 licenced operators — that are running scam centres under the noses of public officials. “This committee hearing is in the process of uncovering a deep and deadly web of bad actors involving international criminal syndicates, local and national politicians, and perhaps malevolent elements of a foreign state.”
Victims have reported travelling across the region, often on the pretence of romance or high-paying jobs but finding themselves forced instead to cajole people into ploughing money into fake investment platforms and other ruses. Many lost their licences in 2023 and went underground. Authorities are now racing to shut them all down.
Dylan, a Malaysian national in his 20s, worked there for a month after a friend tricked him into visiting the complex.
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