Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 6) — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday said former employees of illegal online gambling companies are the likely targets of scams that promise to take their names off immigration blacklists.
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“Tingin namin ang target nito (online scam) yung mga dating nagtatrabaho sa mga illegal online gambling companies na na-blacklist ng Bureau of Immigration,” BI Spokesperson Dana Sandoval told CNN Philippines Newsroom Ngayon.
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[Translation: We think the targets of the online scam are the former employees of illegal online gambling companies that were blacklisted by the Bureau of Immigrations.]
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Sandoval also said Filipinos and foreigners alike may be behind the online “pseudo services.”
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“They [foreigners] translate it to their own language para mas makapanghikayat ng mga foreign nationals to avail their pseudo services,” Sandoval said.
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[Translation: Foreigners translate it to their own language so as to encourage more foreign nationals to avail of their pseudo services.]
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She added that those involved in online scams promising to lift names from the immigration blacklist may face immigration cases or they themselves may be blacklisted.
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Earlier, BI warned the public against online scams, including those that offer to clear their names from the immigration blacklist for a payment of ₱1 million to ₱5 million.
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