Manila, Oct. 23 -- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has taken into custody 200 Vietnamese nationals during a raid on an alleged scam hub operating in Subic, Zambales.

In a statement Friday, the NBI said its Pampanga District Office conducted Thursday's raid by virtue of a warrant to search, seize and examine computer data issued by the Olongapo City Regional Trial Court Branch 73. The operation resulted in the seizure of computers, mobile phones and documents used to run the operation.

"Evidence recovered at the site shows that the hub was organized like a business. It ran round-the-clock shifts and had a dedicated payments desk that handled deposits and withdrawals, and moved money through a network of bank and e-wallet acco...