SIM cards from POGOs contain P1 billion in e-walletsMANILA, Philippines — Around 28,000 Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards confiscated from Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) in Pasay City last month were used to siphon P1 billion from the e-wallets of online fraud victims, according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). “We checked the SIM cards one by one and we accessed their e-wallets. “The POGOs used these SIM cards to steal and load the money in their respective e-wallets. Prior to the POGO raid in August, authorities also confiscated more than 80,000 SIM cards in a Las Piñas facility in June. Meanwhile, the National Bureau of Investigation’s Anti-Cybercrime Division arrested three suspects in Pasay and Las Piñas over the sale of registered SIM cards.

Source: Philippine Star September 15, 2023 04:32 UTC