The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday announced the arrest of eight Chinese nationals in Parañaque for online phishing operations.
NBI Director Jaime Santiago assured the public that the agency will continue its intensified drive against illegal scamming operations.
This case stemmed from an intelligence report that a group of foreign nationals is engaged in investment fraud, crypto asset/currency scams, romance scams, and identity theft through the use of social engineering schemes and digital communication schemes.
NBI-National Capital Region (NCR), together with representatives from the Digital Forensic Laboratory (DFL), found a laptop and desktop where transcript templates of phishing and/or social engineering schemers were used to obtain sensitive information from another person.
Likewise, financial transactions of cryptocurrency scams were also found during their on-site examination.
Charges in violation of the Cybercrime Prevention Act and the Anti Financial Account Scamming Act were filed against Hwang Xiaobin, who remains at large, Xiao Li, Chuan Zi Gao, Ming Ru Li, Wen Shu Liu, Qui Shun Li, Cai Li Pan, Changfu Liu, and Zhang Zhen Hong.