DAVAO CITY — Seven persons were arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation – Cybercrime Division (NBI-CCD) in two (2) separate operations in Quezon City for selling their GCash accounts.
The NBI in a press statement identified the suspects as Archival Tan y Villena a.k.a Archie Tan, Prospero Enriquez y Dellosa, John Rick Dalagan y Yutrago, Raymond Samper y Elnar, Christian Alicande y dela Cruz, Ronnel Ramirez y dela Crus and Ronald Cuevas y Loregas.
They were arrested for violating Section 9(b) of R.A. 8484 (Access Devices Regulation Act of 1998), in relation to Section 6 of R.A. 10175 (Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012) and Section 11(g) in relation to Section 7 of R.A. 11934 (SIM Registration Act of 2012).
The NBI stated that social media accounts under the names “Archie Tan” and “Prince” were engaged in trafficking of GCash Accounts which are sold to various individuals for illicit activities, including online fraud.
To track their activity, the NBI-CCD immediately established communication with the two (2) individuals through Facebook Messenger.
The Undercover agents were able to order five (5) Gcash Accounts with P500,000.00 limit for Php1,500.00 per account from Tan and seven (7) GCash Accounts with a limit of Php500,000.00 for Php3,500.00 from Dalagan.
The agents and Tan agreed to meet in a fast food chain in East Avenue, Quezon City for the delivery of the ordered Gcash Accounts and payment, while Dalagan agreed to meet in a fast food chain in Litex, Fairview, Quezon City.
On January 17, 2024, at around 8:00 P.M. NBI-CCD operatives were able to arrest Tan and Enriquez in flagrante. On the same date at around 9:00 P.M., the operatives were able to arrest Dalagan, Samper, Alicando, Ramirez, and Cuevas.
The suspects were presented for inquest proceedings before the Office of the City Prosecutor, Quezon City for the above-stated violations.
