Hundreds of “good-looking men and women” forced to work in a sprawling “love scam” centre have been rescued during a police raid in the Philippines. Individuals were lured to the 10-hectare compound about 90 kilometres north of Manila on the promise of well-paid jobs. Instead, their passports were confiscated and they were coerced into operating various online scams, pushed to defraud others or face violence themselves.
Hundreds of “good-looking men and women” forced to work in a sprawling “ love scam ” centre have been rescued during a police raid in the Philippines . Individuals were lured to the 10-hectare compound about 90 kilometres north of Manila on the promise of well-paid jobs. Instead, their passports were confiscated and they were coerced into operating various online scams , pushed to defraud others or face violence themselves.
Authorities said that romance scams – also known as “pig butchering” operations, a reference to the farming practice of fattening pigs before slaughter – were a key element of the operation, which was masquerading as an online gaming company. “Good looking” people were lured by the promise of jobs, only to be forced to sell fraudulent investments after establishing romantic relationships with target
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