Cops raid 'call center' marketing porno Website

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Police on Monday raided a call center in Biñan, Laguna that allegedly markets a pornographic Website by inviting chatters to disclose their credit card's personal identification numbers to "marketing agents".

The raid at Givalink International in Barangay San Antonio by members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) also resulted in the arrests of dozens of the call center's employees led by owner Lor Angeli Rabaja.

Around 100 computers and accessories were also confiscated.

Rabaja said she was not aware the her business was considered illegal since it has been in operation for more than a year.

"We sell membership for the site. We're unaware that it's considered illegal," she said.

Her staff, on the other hand, said that they were aware of the nature of the business but continued to work there since they needed employment.

"We can't find any other work," said employee Frederick Rubio.

On Monday, CIDG members armed with an arrest warrant posed as sales representatives and caught the marketing agents in the act of making transactions by getting the clients' credit card accounts.

"Those who were willing to have chats get nude pictures and videos published in the Internet," said CIDG intelligence and operations chief Superintendent Romano Cardino.

Police found out that each agent gets P300 in commission for every successful transaction closed.

Authorities said that after a transaction is closed, the agent opens the chatbox that shows an image of a naked woman in the chatbox, thus enticing the client even more.

"Video clips show various sexual acts ordered by a client," Cardino said.

Charges of publishing indecent and pornographic materials will be filed against Rabaja, financier Kim Sun Taek and Givalink’s more than 70 employees.

CIDG said that Givalink has branches at Crossing and Parian in Calamba City, also in Laguna.