{"id":777006407,"date":"2023-06-19T09:58:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T12:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777006407"},"modified":"2026-04-22T20:51:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T23:51:37","slug":"pagcor-warns-of-offshore-gaming-job-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-warns-of-offshore-gaming-job-scams","title":{"rendered":"PAGCOR warns of offshore gaming job scams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PAGCOR has issued a warning about suspicious job offers linked to offshore gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.- The<strong>\u00a0Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (PAGCOR)<\/strong>\u00a0has raised an alarm regarding suspicious job offers associated with offshore gaming-related employment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The regulator warned that corrupt groups have been targeting both local and foreign nationals through social media groups, dating apps, and messaging applications, luring them with enticing prospects of high-paying jobs and attractive benefits. However, these seemingly promising opportunities ultimately turn out to be scams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the specific details of the alleged scams were not disclosed, PAGCOR urged the public to exercise caution and vigilance when encountering such job advertisements. The regulator said that online dating services and cryptocurrency investments are not authorided activities for its offshore gaming licences and service providers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few days ago, an investigation conducted by th<strong>e National Privacy Commission (NPC)&nbsp;<\/strong>with Philippine mobile wallet provider&nbsp;<strong>GCash<\/strong>&nbsp;found several gambling sites and apps being used for&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/gcash-warns-of-phishing-scams-using-gambling-apps\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">account takeovers in phishing scams<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fraudsters allegedly developed gambling apps that claimed to be accredited by<strong>&nbsp;the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)<\/strong>. The apps redirected users to a fake GCash website or payment page, purportedly for acquiring betting credits. There they were asked for sensitive information such as credit card details, passwords, GCash numbers, MPINs, OTPs and other personal data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippines-41000-arrested-for-illegal-gambling-in-h1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Philippines: 41,000 arrested for illegal gambling in H1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PAGCOR has issued a warning about suspicious job offers linked to offshore gaming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":25242,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"PAGCOR has issued a critical warning regarding fraudulent job offers linked to offshore gaming, targeting individuals with promises of high-paying roles that are ultimately scams. Concurrently, an investigation by the National Privacy Commission and GCash revealed phishing scams utilizing fake gambling applications falsely claiming PAGCOR accreditation to steal sensitive user data. These incidents underscore significant regulatory and operational risks within the Philippine iGaming sector.","focusai_entities":"PAGCOR, National Privacy Commission, NPC, GCash","focusai_location":"Philippines","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.95), tech_data (0.8), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"PAGCOR Oversight Enhancement?","query":"What specific enhancements to PAGCOR's oversight and enforcement mechanisms are anticipated to prevent the misuse of its accreditation in fraudulent schemes and bolster regulatory compliance?"},{"label":"Cross-Agency Fraud Mitigation?","query":"What collaborative strategies are PAGCOR, the National Privacy Commission, and financial institutions implementing to mitigate phishing, account takeovers, and other cyber-fraud targeting iGaming users?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,158,16333],"tags":[405],"class_list":["post-777006407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-slider-home","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-pagcor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777006407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777006407"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777006407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777006436,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777006407\/revisions\/777006436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777006407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777006407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777006407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}