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The authorities have arrested in Angeles, Pampanga a Japanese who is allegedly a member of the Luffy scam ring victimizing senior citizens in Japan.According to John Consulta's report on "24 Oras," the 29-year-old suspect was arrested while interviewing women applying to become female entertainers in Japan. Luffy is a Japanese syndicate group operating in the Philippines.It is involved in widespread fraud, theft, and other telecommunications-based scams.
Authorities also recovered a fake barangay ID from the Japanese man, which has his photo but with a different name.“Itong Luffy group syndicate ay sinasabing nagtayo ng opisina dito sa atin kung saan nangiiscam sila ng mga senior citizen sa Japan. kinukuha nila yung mga ATMs ng mga biktima nila," Sy said."Sa isang insidente ay may namatay na isang biktima nila sa japan,” he added.The suspect has yet to give a statement. He is at a BI detention facility in Camp Bagong Diwa.
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