{"id":20221,"date":"2026-05-28T00:53:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=20221"},"modified":"2026-05-28T01:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:02:09","slug":"63-nabbed-in-online-investment-scam-hub-raid-in-pasig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/63-nabbed-in-online-investment-scam-hub-raid-in-pasig\/","title":{"rendered":"63 NABBED IN ONLINE INVESTMENT SCAM HUB RAID IN PASIG"},"content":{"rendered":"

A MAJOR cyber enforcement operation led by the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG), in close coordination with the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), Department of Justice \u2013 Office of Cybercrime (DOJ-OOC), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Pasig City local government, resulted in the arrest of 63 suspects and the dismantling of a suspected large-scale online investment scam hub in Pasig City.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The raid was conducted on May 20, 2026 through the implementation of a Warrant to Search, Seize, and Examine Computer Data.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Among the arrested suspects was a 55-year-old foreign national identified by the alias \u201cBoss,\u201d believed to have played a key leadership role in the scheme.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Authorities uncovered an organized online operation that presented itself as a legitimate call center and investment assistance company. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Victims were reportedly drawn in through online advertisements and messaging platforms and later encouraged to invest in a trading scheme under the name \u201cXTRADE,\u201d where individuals posing as financial advisers maintained constant communication to sustain deposits and manage account activity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Further investigation showed that the operation was highly structured, with assigned roles for online promotion, client engagement, and retention efforts, all designed to simulate legitimate investment activity. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Verification with regulators confirmed that the entities involved were not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and had no authority to solicit investments from the public.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The case was triggered by multiple complaints from individuals who reported significant financial losses after being engaged through persistent online messaging and deceptive investment presentations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Authorities also confirmed that the foreign national tagged as \u201cBoss\u201d has an existing warrant of arrest issued by a Pasig City Regional Trial Court involving multiple tax-related charges. The warrant was served during custodial procedures on May 25, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n

PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. underscored the importance of sustained and coordinated action against evolving cyber fraud schemes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThese groups are becoming more sophisticated in how they operate online, but our law enforcement response is also becoming faster, sharper, and more united,\u201d Nartatez said. <\/strong><\/p>\n

“<\/strong>Hindi tayo papayag na patuloy na maloko at mabiktima ang ating mga kababayan. The PNP, together with our partner agencies, will continue to act with urgency and resolve,\u201d he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cyber-related cases have been filed against arrested individuals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The operation supports the PNP Focused Agenda under Enhanced Managing Police Operations, reinforcing intelligence-led coordination and inter-agency convergence in line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to intensify efforts against cyber-enabled financial crimes and protect the investing public.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guided by the principle \u201cBagong PNP para sa Bagong Pilipinas: Serbisyong Mabilis, Tapat at Nararamdaman,\u201d the<\/strong>\u00a0PNP remains firm in its commitment to disrupt online fraud networks and safeguard the public from deceptive digital schemes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A MAJOR cyber enforcement operation led by the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG), in close coordination with the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), Department<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20221"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20221"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20223,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20221\/revisions\/20223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}