On August 23, 2024, police in Manila, Philippines conducted a raid against an illegal, Chinese-run scam call center that operated under the guise of a licensed online gambling company that was banned by President Ferdinand Marcos. The scammers specifically operated from the Centrium corporate office at Lot 41, Block, GXGV+G2X, 2 Aseana Ave, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
- The call center. according to police, operated a pig butcher scam operation by having employees pose as wealthy models to entice victims into investing on their manipulated trading platform.
- 99 individuals were arrested: 32 Filipinos
, 58 Chinese Nationals 
and other foreigners from Malaysia 
, Myanmar 
, Indonesia 
and Vietnam 
. The individuals all face charges under the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 & the Securities Regulations Code.