BI intercepts 4 workers lured in crypto scam hub abroad 2023.8.23……【Gov】【Philippines,Pilipinas】MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has intercepted four Filipina workers lured into a “cryptocurrency scam” recruitment abroad.
➤【菲律宾】马尼拉-移民局（BI）截获了四名被引诱到国外进行“加密货币骗局”招聘的菲律宾工人。
移民局局长诺曼·坦辛科（Norman Tansingco）在周三的一份声明中表示，前往柬埔寨的受害者是在家工作的前雇员。
然而，去年8月18日，由于声明前后矛盾，他们被禁止在尼诺·阿基诺国际机场一号航站楼出发。
Tansingco表示：“这是加密货币诈骗中心招募菲律宾人到国外工作的常见方式。”
Tansingco表示，这种非法招募行为不仅只发生在菲律宾受害者身上，而且据报道在东南亚国家联盟其他地区也经常发生。
移民局表示，受害者在被拦截之前谎称自己从事虚假的当地工作。
声明称：“这四名女性年龄均在 20 多岁和 30 岁出头，最初自称是当地一家制药公司的同事，正前往柬埔寨度假。”
移民官员发现，他们在一家赌场公司下在家工作，然后在国外获得了超过 51,000 比索的月薪。
Tansingco说：“受害者承认，当地雇主安排他们前往柬埔寨，担任客户服务代表，月薪为 900 美元，并提供免费食宿。”
Tansingco重申，他呼吁有抱负的菲律宾海外工人保持警惕，并指出之前被遣返的受害者如何遭受非法招聘者的身心虐待。
受害者被转移到反人口贩运机构间委员会（IACAT），以调查对非法招募者可能提出的指控。（菲律宾国家通讯社）

BI intercepts 4 workers lured in crypto scam hub abroad
August 23, 2023, 7:44 pm

MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has intercepted four Filipina workers lured into a “cryptocurrency scam” recruitment abroad.

In a statement on Wednesday, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the Cambodia-bound victims were former employees in a work-from-home setting.

They, however, were prohibited from departing last Aug. 18 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 due to inconsistencies in their statements.

“This is a common modus of crypto scam hubs recruiting Filipinos to work abroad,” Tansingco said.

Tansingco said this type of illegal recruitment is not only isolated for Filipino victims but also reported to be recurring in other parts of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

The BI said the victims misrepresented themselves with fake local jobs before interception.

“The four women, all in their mid-20s and early 30s, initially claimed to be co-workers in a local pharmaceutical company and are traveling to Cambodia for a vacation,” it said.

Immigration officers found they were on a work-from-home set-up under a casino company before being offered over PHP51,000 monthly salary abroad.

“The victims admitted that their local employer arranged their trip to Cambodia for them to work as customer service representatives, with a monthly salary of USD900 with free food and accommodation,” Tansingco said.

Tansingco reiterated his call to aspiring Filipino overseas workers to exercise vigilance, noting how previously repatriated victims experienced physical and psychological abuse by their illegal recruiters.

The victims were transferred to the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) to look at possible charges against their illegal recruiters. (PNA)