CICC, Scam Watch Pilipinas win awards at 2025 Scam Fighter of the Year Awards
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and Scam Watch Pilipinas received honors at the 2025 Scam Fighter of the Year Awards hosted by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA).
Since its launch in September 2023, Scam Watch Pilipinas has reported over 11,776 scam incidents through hotline 1326 and was named one of the Top 3 Best Scam Fighting Awareness Campaigns.
CICC's Executive Director Alexander K. Ramos received the runner-up award for Best Scam Fighting Individual and the organization earned a runner-up spot for Best Scam Fighting Organization, training approximately 10,000 personnel from various government agencies to combat cybercrimes.
The awards ceremony also recognized Kitboga, a popular streamer known for scam baiting, as the Best Scam Fighting Individual of the Year and the Online Investigation and Awareness Team (OIAT) as the Best Scam Fighting Organization for its educational platform Watchlist Internet.
GASA's advisory board comprises several government and private sector executives who collaborate to protect consumers from scams.
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