TEN government agencies, including the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the Department of Justice, joined efforts to catch those behind the epidemic of smishing or text scams, luring Filipinos into spurious investment schemes and work-from-home jobs.

"We desire to assist victims of cybercrime to the fullest and...bring the culprits to justice,'' said Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) Executive Director Cezar Mancao at the creation of the technical working group against information and communications technology-enabled scams and fraud.

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