STAR / Edd Gumban
MANILA, Philippines — Four persons believed to be victims of a crypto scam ring were intercepted by the Bureau of Immigration at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport last week as they attempted to leave for Singapore, a BI official reported yesterday.
BI Travel Control and Enforcement Unit chief Ann Camille Mina said they received information from the National Bureau of Investigation and Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) about the departure of the victims.
“Actually, they were bound for Cambodia to work in an offshore gaming company,” Mina said.
The BI said the four were escorted by a female recruiter, who was with her four-year-old child.
During interrogation, the victims initially said they were employees of a manpower agency in Cambodia. They later admitted that they paid their recruiter P10,000 each as down payment for the trip. – Rudy Santos
