Manila, Sept. 11 -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), together with law enforcement agencies, rescued 13 human trafficking victims and arrested four suspected illegal recruiters in a joint anti-trafficking operation in Palawan on Wednesday.

In a news release Wednesday evening, the agency said the suspects, identified as Rajib Ibrahim Dedik, Romard Amalya Francisco, Ramel Aligno Acojedo, and Feraida Rosario, allegedly enticed Filipino workers with fake offers as customer service representatives (CSRs) and "spammers" in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand.

Applicants were promised a monthly salary ranging from USD800 to USD1,000. However, it was discovered that the victims were intended to be deployed to crypto scam hubs in Southeast A...