MANILA, March 15 -- A joint enforcement operation between the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested 49 foreign nationals at a commercial building in Macapagal Avenue, Pasay City according to a report on Saturday.

The foreigners were arrested Friday after the BI received information that they were working for a fraudulent online scam hub operating under the guise of a legitimate digital services and online marketing company, Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said in a news release.

The operation was carried out following a mission order, after the BI-NBI verification process.

The arrested individuals were found working without appropriate visas, with two identified as having active derogatory r...