{"id":10601,"date":"2011-10-05T03:10:29","date_gmt":"2011-10-05T03:10:29","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-10-05T03:10:29","modified_gmt":"2011-10-05T03:10:29","slug":"Philippines-deports-67-Chinese-in-Internet-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=10601","title":{"rendered":"Philippines deports 67 Chinese in Internet scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Philippine authorities have deported 67 Chinese nationals alleged to be members of an international crime group specializing in online credit card fraud, the immigration bureau.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Chinese were arrested last week by immigration agents who raided two houses in Manila the group had used as their base of operations, the bureau&#8217;s investigation chief Arvin Santos said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They operate like call centre agents and contact prospective customers in China and Taiwan who they then convince to buy various goods and services and pay by credit card online,&#8221; Santos said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once the money comes in, it is diverted to the syndicate&#8217;s bank account.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Santos said the Chinese embassy in the Philippines tipped local authorities off about the syndicate, which he said recruited the 67 with promises of high-paying jobs in Manila.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All 67 were flown back to Beijing last week, Santos said.<\/p>\n<p>The deportation came after the Philippines in February sent 14 Taiwanese involved in a similar scam to China, triggering a diplomatic spat with the Taipei.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan retaliated by imposing strict requirements on thousands of Filipino workers, but eased the sanctions after the Philippines sent a special envoy and China sent the group back to Taipei.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Santos said the 67 deported last week were all from mainland China, and not Taiwan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Source AFP<\/em><br 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