453 arrested in POGO scam hub raid in Pasay

Updated Fri, February 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM Published Thu, February 27, 2025 at 4:54 AM

Philippine authorities arrested 453 individuals, including 401 foreign nationals, in Pasay City for operating an illegal POGO scam hub.

The operation, led by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) with the Department of Justice Office of Cybercrime and the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, targeted a seven-story building.

The arrested foreign nationals included Chinese, Vietnamese, Koreans, Indonesians, Malaysians, Burmese, and one from Madagascar.

Authorities discovered evidence of various scams including cryptocurrency fraud, love scams, and investment scams.

The establishment had transitioned from legal POGO operations to scamming activities.

SIM cards, text blasters, and multiple computer units suspected of being used in phishing schemes were seized.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had previously banned POGOs due to alleged links to criminal activities.

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