BI warns Pinoys of new Pakistan online gaming job scam

Updated Wed, July 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM Published Mon, July 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has warned Filipinos about a new human trafficking scheme luring victims to Pakistan for illegal online gaming jobs.

Immigration officials recently stopped four Filipinos who were preparing to travel to Hong Kong as a transit point to Pakistan.

The victims revealed they were recruited by a Chinese national, who promised them jobs as cleaners and a cook in an online gaming compound with a monthly salary of PHP 35,000 to PHP 45,000.

The recruiter provided travel cash and instructed them to pose as tourists, awaiting further instructions upon arrival in Hong Kong.

BI Commissioner Joel Viado expressed concern, highlighting this as a new scheme connected to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).

BI Deputy Spokesperson Melvin Mabulac confirmed this as the first such case involving Pakistan, noting that trafficking syndicates are shifting their routes there from Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand.

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