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Parañaque City Scam Hub Busted By NBI, 17 Suspects Arrested
Recently in the City of Parañaque, elements of the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) Special Action Unit (SAU) raided and dismantled an illegal operation that used artificial intelligence (AI) tools, cryptocurrency schemes and other means to victimize people online, according to a news report by GMA News.
To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the news report of the GMA News. Some parts in boldface…
Authorities have dismantled an alleged online scamming operation in Parañaque City that combined romance fraud, cryptocurrency schemes, and artificial intelligence tools to target foreign victims.
In a statement, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said operatives from its Special Action Unit (SAU) conducted a raid on May 15 at a residence after securing a warrant to search and seize computer data from a Parañaque City court.
Seventeen individuals were arrested during the operation – including 14 Filipinos and three foreign nationals – who were allegedly caught in the act of operating computer systems and communication devices linked to the scheme.
Investigators said the suspects were running a call center-like setup on the third floor of the property, equipped with multiple computers, mobile phones, and internet routers believed to be used in online fraud activities.
Authorities also discovered a separate room allegedly used for “models,” where a computer installed with an application capable of AI-based face swapping or deepfake technology was found.
Initial forensic findings by the NBI’s Digital Forensic Laboratory showed that the group allegedly targeted victims abroad, particularly in the United States, Bangkok, and parts of Europe.
The group used dating apps and messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Grindr.
The scheme reportedly involved creating fake identities, initiating romantic relationships, and using scripted conversations to build trust before convincing victims to send money.
Investigators said victims were later directed to transfer funds through cryptocurrency wallets linked to a suspected fraudulent investment platform identified as “cexonline.uk,” a method believed to help obscure financial trails.
The arrested individuals were brought to the NBI-SAU office for documentation and were presented for inquest proceedings on May 16 before prosecutors from the Department of Justice.
They may face charges for violation of Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.
Let me end this post by asking you readers: What do you think about this recent development? If you are a resident of Parañaque, do you believe that there could be more scam hubs operating secretly within the city? What do you think makes Parañaque an ideal city for criminals and scammers to set up illegal operations targeting people online? Who do you think is the mastermind of these scam hubs in Parañaque?
You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.
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This septuagenarian's favorite TV "channel" is Youtube, and my favorite "show" is Hannah Alonzo. She primarily creates 'anti-mlm' content, and is the conscience of a generation. I love her. #hannahalonzo #hannah #antimlm #mlm #antimultilevelmarketing #multilevelmarketing #youtube #influencer #influencers #youtubecontent #streaming #streamingservices #conscience #scam #scamming #scammer #scammers #septuagenarian #septuagenarians
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This septuagenarian's favorite TV "channel" is Youtube, and my favorite "show" is Hannah Alonzo. She primarily creates 'anti-mlm' content, and is the conscience of a generation. I love her. #hannahalonzo #hannah #antimlm #mlm #antimultilevelmarketing #multilevelmarketing #youtube #influencer #influencers #youtubecontent #streaming #streamingservices #conscience #scam #scamming #scammer #scammers #septuagenarian #septuagenarians
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This septuagenarian's favorite TV "channel" is Youtube, and my favorite "show" is Hannah Alonzo. She primarily creates 'anti-mlm' content, and is the conscience of a generation. I love her. #hannahalonzo #hannah #antimlm #mlm #antimultilevelmarketing #multilevelmarketing #youtube #influencer #influencers #youtubecontent #streaming #streamingservices #conscience #scam #scamming #scammer #scammers #septuagenarian #septuagenarians
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This septuagenarian's favorite TV "channel" is Youtube, and my favorite "show" is Hannah Alonzo. She primarily creates 'anti-mlm' content, and is the conscience of a generation. I love her. #hannahalonzo #hannah #antimlm #mlm #antimultilevelmarketing #multilevelmarketing #youtube #influencer #influencers #youtubecontent #streaming #streamingservices #conscience #scam #scamming #scammer #scammers #septuagenarian #septuagenarians
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This septuagenarian's favorite TV "channel" is Youtube, and my favorite "show" is Hannah Alonzo. She primarily creates 'anti-mlm' content, and is the conscience of a generation. I love her. #hannahalonzo #hannah #antimlm #mlm #antimultilevelmarketing #multilevelmarketing #youtube #influencer #influencers #youtubecontent #streaming #streamingservices #conscience #scam #scamming #scammer #scammers #septuagenarian #septuagenarians
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#Meta Ramps Up Efforts to Disrupt Industrialized #Scamming
Meta removed 10.9 million #Facebook and #Instagram accounts linked to “criminal #scam centers” last year, the company announced on Wednesday.
> I wonder if there’s a correlation between which accounts get shut down and which ones have the most advertising🤔
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-ramps-up-efforts-to-disrupt-industrialized-scamming/
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Wer einen Job sucht, sollte diese fiesen Betrugsmasche kennen! Vorsicht ist vor allem geboten, wenn man an einem Video-Ident-Verfahren teilnehmen soll. Das kann dazu dienen, dass Kriminelle ein Bankkonto auf fremden Namen eröffnen.
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:net_twitch: Highlight: Trading Platform Uses AI to Analyze the Market [Ep 1517]
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2714906269
#Kitboga #scambaiter #scambaiting #scams #scam #scammers #scamming #livestream #improv #video #Twitch
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Da hat doch tatsächlich jemand versucht mich zu scammen. Es ging ganz harmlos los mit freundlichen, unverfänglichen Direktnachrichten. Dann kam der Vorschlag, doch über einen Messenger weiterzuchatten. Und nach nicht mal einer Woche Austausch über Alltagserlebnisse, die Bitte, doch mit Geld für die Medikamente der kranken Mutter auszuhelfen. Das Geld würde bestimmt am Monatsende zurückerstattet.
Vorgeblich handelte es sich um eine Person aus den USA, aber einige linguistische Merkwürdigkeiten hatten mich schon vorher hellhörig gemacht, sodass die Frage nach dem Geld wenig überraschend kam.
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Hannover: 35-Jähriger wegen Love-Scams zu Haftstrafe verurteilt
Stand: 03.02.2026 12:26 Uhr Ein 35-Jähriger soll Teil einer Betrügergruppe gewesen sein, die Frauen mit falschen Liebesversprechen um…
#Hannover #Deutschland #Deutsch #DE #Schlagzeilen #Headlines #Nachrichten #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Angeklagter #Betrug #Dating #Geld #Germany #Landgericht #Love-Scam #Niedersachsen #online #Prozess #Recht #Scamming #Überweisung #Urteil #Verhandlung
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Hannover: 35-Jähriger wegen Love-Scams zu Haftstrafe verurteilt
Stand: 02.02.2026 15:07 Uhr Ein 35-Jähriger soll Teil einer Betrügergruppe gewesen sein, die Frauen mit falschen Liebesversprechen um…
#Hannover #Deutschland #Deutsch #DE #Schlagzeilen #Headlines #Nachrichten #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Angeklagter #Betrug #Dating #Geld #Germany #Landgericht #Love-Scam #Niedersachsen #online #Prozess #Scamming #Überweisung #Urteil #Verhandlung
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Love-Scam vor Gericht: Urteil gegen 35-Jährigen erwartet
Stand: 02.02.2026 09:06 Uhr Ein 35-Jähriger soll Teil einer Betrügergruppe gewesen sein, die Frauen mit falschen Liebesversprechen um…
#Hannover #Deutschland #Deutsch #DE #Schlagzeilen #Headlines #Nachrichten #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Angeklagter #Betrug #Dating #Geld #Germany #Landgericht #Love-Scam #Niedersachsen #online #Prozess #Scamming #Überweisung #Urteil #Verhandlung
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How #billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg make #billions simply by #scamming users.
#capitalism #corruption #facebook #meta -
Looking out for text salting - abuse and scamming via hidden CSS and HTML
https://blog.talosintelligence.com/too-salty-to-handle-exposing-cases-of-css-abuse-for-hidden-text-salting -
Today in #Trump Day 232, the valuable overview by Kirsten #Verdel.
Of course, Trump says that domestic violence is not a crime.
All activities that he has either been accused of or convicted of appear eventually on the list of:
a) no longer being a crime
b) perpetrators being released.This goes from domestic #violence to #crypto scams to #racist acts by landlords and company owners to convicted #pedophiles and #scamming customers.
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Die Spur – „Fake Rescues: Das Geschäft mit dem Tierleid“ (ZDF, 2025)
Halb tote Pferde, verletzte Hunde, ein trauriger Anblick auf Social Media – dann die Rettung im Video und ein Aufruf zum Spenden. Was steckt wirklich hinter solchen Tierrettungsvideos? Die Autorinnen Caterina Klaeden und Susan Penack haben Videos von selbst ernannten Tierrettern Bild für Bild untersucht. Sie haben Spendenkampagnen durchleuchtet und versucht, herauszufinden, wie es den Tieren aus den Postings wirklich geht. (OTS/ZDF)
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Die Spur – „Fake Rescues: Das Geschäft mit dem Tierleid“ (ZDF, 2025)
Halb tote Pferde, verletzte Hunde, ein trauriger Anblick auf Social Media – dann die Rettung im Video und ein Aufruf zum Spenden. Was steckt wirklich hinter solchen Tierrettungsvideos? Die Autorinnen Caterina Klaeden und Susan Penack haben Videos von selbst ernannten Tierrettern Bild für Bild untersucht. Sie haben Spendenkampagnen durchleuchtet und versucht, herauszufinden, wie es den Tieren aus den Postings wirklich geht. (OTS/ZDF)
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Die Spur – „Fake Rescues: Das Geschäft mit dem Tierleid“ (ZDF, 2025)
Halb tote Pferde, verletzte Hunde, ein trauriger Anblick auf Social Media – dann die Rettung im Video und ein Aufruf zum Spenden. Was steckt wirklich hinter solchen Tierrettungsvideos? Die Autorinnen Caterina Klaeden und Susan Penack haben Videos von selbst ernannten Tierrettern Bild für Bild untersucht. Sie haben Spendenkampagnen durchleuchtet und versucht, herauszufinden, wie es den Tieren aus den Postings wirklich geht. (OTS/ZDF)
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Die Spur – „Fake Rescues: Das Geschäft mit dem Tierleid“ (ZDF, 2025)
Halb tote Pferde, verletzte Hunde, ein trauriger Anblick auf Social Media – dann die Rettung im Video und ein Aufruf zum Spenden. Was steckt wirklich hinter solchen Tierrettungsvideos? Die Autorinnen Caterina Klaeden und Susan Penack haben Videos von selbst ernannten Tierrettern Bild für Bild untersucht. Sie haben Spendenkampagnen durchleuchtet und versucht, herauszufinden, wie es den Tieren aus den Postings wirklich geht. (OTS/ZDF)
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Die Spur – „Fake Rescues: Das Geschäft mit dem Tierleid“ (ZDF, 2025)
Halb tote Pferde, verletzte Hunde, ein trauriger Anblick auf Social Media – dann die Rettung im Video und ein Aufruf zum Spenden. Was steckt wirklich hinter solchen Tierrettungsvideos? Die Autorinnen Caterina Klaeden und Susan Penack haben Videos von selbst ernannten Tierrettern Bild für Bild untersucht. Sie haben Spendenkampagnen durchleuchtet und versucht, herauszufinden, wie es den Tieren aus den Postings wirklich geht. (OTS/ZDF)
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#DemonPossession #Cringe #Fails: Episode 2
Is #demon #possession a giant hoax? Did #KathrynKrick just get caught #scamming her audience? Let's explore #Apostle Kathryn Krick's controversial #exorcisms, where she claims to cast out #demons of #autism from two boys and repeatedly uses the same girl in #staged #performances. Did Kathryn Kick just get caught using a #paidactress for multiple exorcism performances (trick also used by #BobLarson)?
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#DemonPossession #Cringe #Fails: Episode 2
Is #demon #possession a giant hoax? Did #KathrynKrick just get caught #scamming her audience? Let's explore #Apostle Kathryn Krick's controversial #exorcisms, where she claims to cast out #demons of #autism from two boys and repeatedly uses the same girl in #staged #performances. Did Kathryn Kick just get caught using a #paidactress for multiple exorcism performances (trick also used by #BobLarson)?
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#DemonPossession #Cringe #Fails: Episode 2
Is #demon #possession a giant hoax? Did #KathrynKrick just get caught #scamming her audience? Let's explore #Apostle Kathryn Krick's controversial #exorcisms, where she claims to cast out #demons of #autism from two boys and repeatedly uses the same girl in #staged #performances. Did Kathryn Kick just get caught using a #paidactress for multiple exorcism performances (trick also used by #BobLarson)?
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#DemonPossession #Cringe #Fails: Episode 2
Is #demon #possession a giant hoax? Did #KathrynKrick just get caught #scamming her audience? Let's explore #Apostle Kathryn Krick's controversial #exorcisms, where she claims to cast out #demons of #autism from two boys and repeatedly uses the same girl in #staged #performances. Did Kathryn Kick just get caught using a #paidactress for multiple exorcism performances (trick also used by #BobLarson)?
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#DemonPossession #Cringe #Fails: Episode 2
Is #demon #possession a giant hoax? Did #KathrynKrick just get caught #scamming her audience? Let's explore #Apostle Kathryn Krick's controversial #exorcisms, where she claims to cast out #demons of #autism from two boys and repeatedly uses the same girl in #staged #performances. Did Kathryn Kick just get caught using a #paidactress for multiple exorcism performances (trick also used by #BobLarson)?
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Sam thought he had a marketing job — it was actually a task-based scam
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-26/employment-scams-work-marketing-messages/105089062
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The Shocking Truth Behind #Scam Messages!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3YYHsKpj9I
#AmnestyInternational has identified more than 50 #scamming compounds, locations where #humantrafficking victims and #migrantworkers are subjected to #enslavement, #forcedlabour, #torture and #deprivation of liberty across the country. It is highly likely that more compounds exist than those in this report.
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Ah, the noble art of scamming—America's most lucrative unintentional export! 🤦♂️ From job sites to your grandma's Facebook, these digital Robin Hoods manage to swipe $1 trillion while we helplessly scroll past "Nigerian Prince" emails. Apparently, love might be blind, but it sure ain't cheap. 💸💕
https://www.wired.com/video/watch/incognito-mode-romance-scams #scamming #digitalcrime #cybersecurity #onlinefraud #socialmedia #HackerNews #ngated -
:net_twitch: Highlight: Chat Generated Viruses Scam Leads to a Victim [Ep. 1446]
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2452255615
#Kitboga #scambaiter #scambaiting #scams #scam #scammers #scamming #livestream #improv #video #Twitch
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I discovered a new scam today through one of my clients. Some of you may already know about it but even if this info helps 1 person it's worth it.
So heres how it happened.
I'm hosting a number of clients, so I go in and check their domains on a regular basis. I find one domain that is expiring soon, (Registered elsewhere) so I contact the client.
1/3
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I was contacted by another #scammer. This time ‘she’ wanted pictures of me instead of selling me worthless crypto. What’s the deal with that?
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:youtube: DO NOT REDEEM THE CARD - Original Scammer Rage #funny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csy5RHcXT6Y
#Kitboga #scambaiter #scambaiting #scams #scam #scammers #scamming #improv #video #YouTube
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#Africa #Kenya #MPesa #Scammers #Scamming: "M-Pesa’s ubiquity has attracted many scammers. In 2021, a FinAccess survey found that nearly half of the Kenyans using mobile money had fallen victim to fraud or accidentally transferred money to the wrong recipients. That figure was 8.4% higher than the previous year. In 2022, a CBK report showed that 6.1% of mobile banking users and 25.9% of mobile money users had lost money through cybercrime.
In February 2023, Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested eight men alleged to be members of a criminal syndicate that had defrauded mobile money users of more than 500 million Kenyan shillings ($3.8 million). Some towns, such as Mulot in Bomet County, have emerged as operating hubs for the M-Pesa SIM-swap fraud syndicates.
In 2022, Abdi Zeila, a Kenyan businessman, filed a class action suit against Safaricom and the country’s communications authority for exposing him to fraud. Zeila had lost 495,651 Kenyan shillings ($3,766) to SIM swap fraudsters. The court also opened the door for him to invite more victims of SIM swap fraud to join the suit."
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Very impressive new #scamming methods for #MeteoSuisse.
If it was also targeted to my name - would probably scan!
In other news, our long-term collaborators and supporters #SDSC are into weather now.
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Very impressive new #scamming methods for #MeteoSuisse.
If it was also targeted to my name - would probably scan!
In other news, our long-term collaborators and supporters #SDSC are into weather now.
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Very impressive new #scamming methods for #MeteoSuisse.
If it was also targeted to my name - would probably scan!
In other news, our long-term collaborators and supporters #SDSC are into weather now.
