CRYPTO scam syndicates are targeting not only aspiring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) but also migrant workers with expiring visas, according to the Bureau of Immigration (BI).

Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco disclosed on Thursday that the scheme surfaced following the recent arrival of two repatriated trafficking victims from Myanmar, who were both former OFWs from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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