Hundreds Rescued from Philippine "Love Scam" Center: Severe Human Cost Revealed
In a significant operation in the Philippines, authorities raided a "love scam" center, rescuing 383 Filipinos, 202 Chinese, and 73 other foreign nationals. Known as "pig butchering" scams, these operations involved coercing victims into fake romantic relationships to defraud them of money and personal information. The raid was triggered by the escape of a Vietnamese man who reported the abusive conditions.