Bureau of Immigration Issues Warning Against Illegal Online Recruitment in the Philippines 2023.10.1……【Press】【Philippines,Pilipinas】The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has issued a renewed warning against illegal online recruitment following the repatriation of another Filipino victim who was coerced into working as a scammer for a Chinese company in Myanmar. The victim, identified as ‘Gio,’ 33, was recruited through Facebook by an individual named ‘Liza’ and was enticed to work as a customer service representative. However, Gio only received a monthly salary of P60,000 instead of the promised P100,000 for a period of six months.
According to Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco, Gio was forced to work as an online love scammer, luring foreign victims into investing in pseudo cryptocurrency accounts. Alongside two friends, Gio left the Philippines in September 2022, posing as vacationers heading to Thailand. He was repatriated on September 22, but only after raising P200,000 from family and friends to secure his release from the company.
➤【菲律宾】移民局警告菲律宾诈骗受害者遣返期间不要进行非法在线招聘
在另一名被迫为缅甸一家中国公司从事诈骗工作的菲律宾受害者被遣返后，移民局（BI）再次对非法在线招聘发出警告。受害者名叫“Gio”，33 岁，通过 Facebook 被一个名叫“Liza”的人招募，并被引诱担任客户服务代表。然而，Gio 只收到了 P60,000 的月薪，而不是承诺的六个月 P100,000。
据移民局局长诺曼·坦辛科 (Norman Tansingco) 称，Gio 被迫充当网络爱情骗子，引诱外国受害者投资伪加密货币账户。2022 年 9 月，吉奥与两名朋友一起离开菲律宾，假装前往泰国度假。9 月 22 日，他从家人和朋友那里筹集了 20 万比索以确保他从公司获释后，才被遣返。
坦辛科强调，这种作案手法自去年以来就一直存在，受害者被承诺高薪，但最终却负债累累。早在 2022 年 10 月，坦辛科就对这一针对菲律宾人为从事“鲶鱼”等网络诈骗公司工作的计划表示担忧，该计划涉及盗窃个人信息和图像以创建虚假身份。
坦辛科将这起案件描述为双重拐卖案件，他表示，受害者最初是通过虚假承诺被拐卖，然后被迫参与诈骗活动，使他们很难寻求帮助和遣返。受害人得到了国家调查局和海外工人福利局官员的帮助。
坦辛科重申了移民局对公众的警告，敦促他们不要成为人口贩运计划的受害者。他强调，虽然获取海外工作文件可能是一个繁琐的过程，但这对于保护有抱负的海外菲律宾工人免受非法招聘和海外其他危险至关重要。坦辛科强调预防胜于遣返的重要性，并强调政府已采取安全措施来保护个人。

Bureau of Immigration Warns Against Illegal Online Recruitment Amidst Repatriation of Filipino Scam Victim
Bureau of Immigration Issues Warning Against Illegal Online Recruitment in the Philippines
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has issued a renewed warning against illegal online recruitment following the repatriation of another Filipino victim who was coerced into working as a scammer for a Chinese company in Myanmar. The victim, identified as ‘Gio,’ 33, was recruited through Facebook by an individual named ‘Liza’ and was enticed to work as a customer service representative. However, Gio only received a monthly salary of P60,000 instead of the promised P100,000 for a period of six months.

According to Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco, Gio was forced to work as an online love scammer, luring foreign victims into investing in pseudo cryptocurrency accounts. Alongside two friends, Gio left the Philippines in September 2022, posing as vacationers heading to Thailand. He was repatriated on September 22, but only after raising P200,000 from family and friends to secure his release from the company.

Tansingco emphasized that this modus operandi has been observed since last year, with victims being promised high salaries but ultimately ending up in debt. As early as October 2022, Tansingco had raised concerns about this scheme targeting Filipinos to work for companies engaged in online scams such as ‘catfishing,’ which involves the theft of personal information and images to create false identities.

Describing this as a case of double trafficking, Tansingco stated that victims are initially trafficked through false promises and then forced to participate in scamming activities, making it difficult for them to seek help and repatriation. The victim received assistance from officials of the National Bureau of Investigation and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.

Tansingco reiterated the BI’s warning to the public, urging them not to fall victim to human trafficking schemes. He emphasized that while securing documents to work abroad may be a tedious process, it is crucial for the protection of aspiring overseas Filipino workers against illegal recruitment and other dangers abroad. Tansingco stressed the importance of prevention over repatriation, highlighting that government-imposed security measures are in place to safeguard individuals.