2 days ago
Scam hub in Lapu-Lapu City raided; 31 persons nabbed
Two Taiwanese nationals who operated reportedly an online scam hub were arrested by personnel of the National Bureau of Investigation Central Visayas Regional Office (NBI- CEVRO).
The suspects have 29 Filipino employees.
The suspects were found to have operated a scam hub inside a subdivision in Barangay Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City.
NBI-CEVRO operation was conducted at around 5 p.m. on June 4, 2025.
The NBI operatives were equipped with three warrants to seize, search, and examine computer data issued by the court.
According to Atty. Rennan Augustus Oliva, NBI-CEVRO regional director, said that based on the pieces of evidence gathered, the hub operated a romance scam using a dating application program and used fake accounts on an e-commerce platform.
Charges were filed immediately against the suspects.
Further, it was learned that the group operated for a year already using the said modus.
The accused refused to issue a statement.
They were all detained at the NBI-CEVRO facility.
NBI 7 has coordinated with the Bureau of Immigration for a background check on the Taiwanese nationals on possible derogatory records.
