Filipino among 11 arrested for international online scam group in Serbia


Belgrade, July 24, 2020 (AFP): Serbian police have arrested a group suspected of an online scam worth more than US$70 million following a joint investigation with the FBI, the interior ministry has announced.

Eleven people from Australia, Montenegro, the Philippines and Serbia were detained on charges that they "created, promoted and organised" 16 fake investment platforms.

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