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It looks like a normal office, but it is allegedly a compound from which scammers targeted innocent Australians and tricked them into handing over their hard-earned money. The Australian Federal Police last month executed a search warrant with Philippines authorities at the location, from which they allege men over the age of 35 years were targeted on social media and dating applications in cryptocurrency scams.
“AFP technical experts and cryptocurrency experts, with the Philippines Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Commission and National Bureau of Investigation , are now collecting information about who was targeted and the methodologies used to extract cash from victims,” the AFP said. Victims will be contacted as evidence becomes available. This evidence will also be used to help shut down other scam centres operating worldwide if possible.
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