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Rudy Santos - The Philippine Star
February 23, 2026 | 12:00am
In this photo illustration, the dating app Tinder is seen on the screen of an iPhone on August 14, 2018 in Miami, Florida.
Photo illustration by Joe Raedle / Getty Images
MANILA, Philippines — Twenty-four Filipinos lured into working in “love scam” operations in Cambodia have returned home, according to the Bureau of Immigration.
The trafficked Filipino workers arrived on Feb. 14 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1. They boarded a Philippine Airlines flight from Phnom Penh.
Promised high salaries, the victims were ordered to engage with Americans and Europeans through online dating platforms.
A female victim was reportedly deployed to Brunei.
Targeted foreigners were redirected to cryptocurrency investment schemes and online casino links sent through messaging applications.
“This is not legitimate employment. This is organized fraud with international victims. We will not allow our country to be used as a recruitment ground for global scam operations,” Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said.
