MANILA, Philippines – NAGPAHAYAG ng pagkabahala ang Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) sa ulat na mismong ang mga Pinoy na ang nagpapatakbo ng kanilang sariling scam farms.
Tinawag naman ito ng PAOCC na “ticking time bomb.”
“These Filipinos are former workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hubs run by Chinese nationals, which were outlawed by the Philippine government,” ang sinabi ni PAOCC spokesperson Winston Casio sa isang panayam.
Sinabi ni Casio na napansin na nila ang trend na ito sa kamakailan lamang na operasyon ng PAOCC sa mas maliit na independent scam hubs.
Aniya pa, ang malaking bilang ng mga Pinoy na naaresto sa ginawang paglansag ng PAOCC sa scam farms ay nagresulta sa isang “legal quandary.”
“Just imagine kabayan kung merong 400 na Filipinos na nakuha sa isang scam farm, paano mo naman made-develop ang kaso laban sa 400 Filipinos na ganito,” ang sinabi ni Casio.
Sinabi pa ni Casio na ang scam farms ay pinatatakbo ng mga Pinoy na pangunahing sangkot sa “online shopping scams.”
“For example, you place an order, say a device, but you get a substandard product or a second-hand one. Worse, you don’t get anything. Our authorities have already dismantled some scammers perpetrating these activities. Some even hold an online raffle. Most of these Filipinos are veterans or alumni of the POGOs that we have raided,” ani Casio.
“Due to lack of material time to be able to develop a credible case against most of these Filipinos, we let them go with a stern warning not to involve themselves again (in POGO operations) and that if we get them again, we’ll do our best to charge them,” ang tinuran pa nito.
Samantala, sinabi ni Casio na hinihintay na lamang nila ang pirma ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa isang draft executive order na nagbabawal sa lahat ng POGO sa bansa.
Saklaw din aniya nito ang ‘investment promotion areas at special economic zones.’
“There is no exception, so to speak. So, every type of offshore gaming operations, every type of online gaming operation that caters to foreigners, that employs foreigners, the President will ban these,” ani Casio. Kris Jose
