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The National Bureau of Investigation arrested 17 people operating a romance and cryptocurrency fraud ring from a Parañaque City office on May 15, seizing deepfake software and pre-written scripts designed to manipulate victims into sending money to fake crypto platforms.
The US Department of Justice seized a Telegram channel with 6,000 followers that recruited Filipinos and other nationals into forced labor at cryptocurrency scam centers in Myanmar. The channel promised high-paying jobs but delivered torture and human trafficking instead.
U.S. authorities charged two Chinese nationals who managed a compound in Burma used for pig-butchering and romance scams, dismantling a network that forced trafficked workers to impersonate banks and law enforcement to defraud Americans.
The National Bureau of Investigation dismantled a cryptocurrency romance scam hub in Parañaque City on April 17, arresting 48 suspects including 41 Filipino women. Authorities seized computer workstations, laptops, mobile phones, and routers used to run pig butchering schemes targeting victims worldwide.
Brazil's new anti-gang law signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva allows police to use seized crypto assets for equipment and operations before conviction is finalized, shifting focus from asset forfeiture to direct law enforcement funding.