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Immigration officials nab 36 Japanese tagged in telecoms scam

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MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday arrested 36 Japanese nationals, including 2 wanted criminals, for their alleged involvement in a telecommunications scam.The BI carried out an operation against 33-year-old Yusuke Kiya and 20-year-old Nobuki Oshita after Japanese officials said the 2 men have standing arrest warrants for theft in Japan.The suspects were arrested inside a hotel in Makati City, along with 34 other Japanese nationals who allegedly took part in voice phishing operations that has defrauded some 1,393 people in Japan.Voice phishing is a scam that uses phone calls to gain access to victims&#x27; personal or private information.&quot;Upon verification with the Japanese police, it was found out that all 36 are members of an organized crime group involved in telecom fraud and extortion,&quot; Immigration Fugitive Search Unit head Bobby Raquepo said in a statement.The group stole about 2 billion yen from other Japanese nationals through voice phishing schemes, he said.The arrested foreigners were brought to the BI Detention Facility in Bicutan, Taguig while awaiting their deportation.

MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday arrested 36 Japanese nationals, including 2 wanted criminals, for their alleged involvement in a telecommunications scam.

MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday arrested 36 Japanese nationals, including 2 wanted criminals, for their alleged involvement in a telecommunications scam.